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单词 agile
释义 ag·ile
\ˈajə̇l, US also & Brit usually ˈaˌjīl or -īəl\ adjective
Etymology: Middle French, from Latin agilis, from agere to move, act + -ilis -ile — more at agent
1. : characterized by ready ability to move quickly and easily with suppleness and grace
 < as bright-eyed and agile as the hares and slim gazelles — Elinor Wylie >
2. : characterized by quickness or liveliness of mind, resourcefulness, or adaptability in coping with new and varied situations
 < the work of a … sympathetic intelligence, agile, humane, and … persuasive — A.D.Culler >
Synonyms:
 nimble, brisk, spry: agile suggests ease in quick motion along with smooth coordination and dexterous performance of sudden or difficult actions
  < I saw her bounding down the rocky slope like some wild, agile creature possessed of padded hoofs and an infallible instinct — W.H.Hudson >
  < Silver, agile as a monkey, even without leg or crutch, was on the top of him next moment — R.L.Stevenson >
  Applied to mental or intellectual matters it suggests ready adaptability and ability to change and adjust
  < in a flow of racy comment, skimming from one topic to another with an agile irrelevance — Rose Macaulay >
  nimble stresses lightness and ease of sudden physical motion and suggests ability to dart, dash, or skip; applied to matters mental it suggests quick comprehension and ready responsiveness to change
  < out ran the two maidens, their frocks flying, nimble feet scudding over the springy turf — Mary Webb >
  < the mind and the body have in this respect a striking resemblance of each other. In childhood they are both nimble, but not strong; they can skip and frisk about with wonderful agility — William Cowper >
  brisk suggests lively energetic activity or vivacity; it often applies to manner or attitude rather than physical capability or dexterity
  < a brisk wind sending small white clouds scudding across the vast East Anglian sky — Osbert Lancaster >
  < that brisk, managing, lively, imperious woman — W.M.Thackeray >
  spry indicates an ability for quick easy activity, especially among the old or infirm in whom such ability may be unexpected
  < I'm a little lame, I ain't as spry as I used to be — J.K.Jerome >
  < poor Canon Bonnyboat could only limp … whereas Reverend Mother was still as spry as a sparrow — Bruce Marshall >
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