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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries机敏
Pronunciation / Transliteration: jīmǐn
"他的语言机敏逗笑了所有人。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Swiftness, agility, or liveliness of action, thought, or wit.
"His conversational quickery kept the audience thoroughly entertained and engaged." - 2
The quality of being overly hasty, clever, or cunning in a superficial manner.
"She dismissed the politician's slick promises as mere rhetorical quickery."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Formed from the adjective 'quick' combined with the derivational noun suffix '-ery', following a pattern of coinage seen in English to denote characteristic behavior, quality, or collective action. The root 'quick' stems from Old English 'cwic', meaning alive or living, which over centuries evolved to mean rapid or swift.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Quickery" is said worldwide
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vélocité
Transliteration: velositi
"Sa vélocité d'esprit a impressionné tout le monde."
Spritzigkeit
Transliteration: shpritsigkayt
"Seine geistige Spritzigkeit war bewundernswert."
veltezza
Transliteration: veltezzza
"La sua veltessa mentale ha risolto il problema."
presteza
Transliteration: presteza
"Actuó con gran presteza ante la situación."
presteza
Transliteration: presteza
"Ela demonstrou imensa presteza em seu trabalho."
तत्परता
Transliteration: tatparata
"उसकी मानसिक तत्परता देखने लायक थी।"
机敏
Transliteration: jīmǐn
"他的语言机敏逗笑了所有人。"
재빠름
Transliteration: jaeppareum
"그의 사고의 재빠름은 감탄을 자아냈다."
機敏さ
Transliteration: kibinsa
"彼の機敏さが場を盛り上げた。"
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