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单词 nervy
释义 nervy
\ˈnərvē, -ə̄v-, -əiv-, -vi\ adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: nerve (I) + -y
1. archaic : sinewy, strong
 < his nervy knees — John Keats >
2.
 a. : showing calm courage : bold, intrepid
  < all good tacklers, and nervy, no matter how much they may be outclassed — Paul Withington >
 b. : marked by effrontery or presumption : brash, impudent
  < unwelcome, and knowing he was unwelcome, he was nervy enough to come anyway >
3. : marked by nervousness : excitable, jerky
 < smoked one cigarette after another; he was very nervy and couldn't sit still — Christopher Isherwood >
4. of rubber : having nerve
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