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单词 jaunty
释义 jaun·ty
I. \-tē, -ti\ adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: alteration of earlier jentee, from French gentil — more at gentle
1. archaic
 a. : genteel
 b. : fashionable, stylish
2. : nonchalant or sprightly in manner or appearance : airy, debonair, perky
 < a jaunty straw hat with a garish band — A.M.Schlesinger b. 1917 >
 < a shrewdly jaunty optimist — H.E.Clurman >
 < such writing jars with its jaunty banality — C.C.Abbott >
II. \ˈjȯnti, ˈjȧn-\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: perhaps modification of French gendarme — more at gendarme
Britain : the master-at-arms aboard a naval vessel
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