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单词 malapert
释义 mal·a·pert
I. \|malə|pərt\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, unskillful, ill-taught, from mal badly + apert able, skillful, modification (influenced by Latin ad-) of Latin expertus expert — more at mal-, expert
: impudently bold : saucy
 < untutored lad, thou art too malapert — Shakespeare >
 < returning the woman's stare with a look of malapert challenge — Llewelyn Powys >
mal·a·pert·ness noun
II. noun
(-s)
: a malapert person
 < the malapert knew well enough I laughed at her — Richard Steele >
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