dapper

dapper

英 ['dæpə]
　　美 ['dæpɚ]

adj. 短小精悍的；衣冠楚楚的；整潔的；整齊的
　　n. (Dapper)人名；(英)達珀；(意)達珀爾；(德)達佩爾

中文詞源：

dapper 整潔漂亮的，動作敏捷的

來自PIE*dheb, 厚重的，固定的，引申詞義勇敢的，強壯的，後詞義進一步褒義化，形容男人穩重的，整潔漂亮的。

例句：

1. He is a dapper little salesman in a business suit.
他是一個穿西裝的矮小精悍的推銷員.

2. He was a dapper little Irishman, very vain, homely as a monkey.
他是個短小精幹的愛爾蘭人, 非常自負, 醜得象隻猴子.

3. His manner was aristocratic , his movements dapper and suave.
他氣宇軒昂, 溫文爾雅,舉止瀟灑.

4. The once dapper , cheerful agent had become seedy looking and bitter.
昔日風度翩翩、容光煥發的經紀人,今天變成瞭衣衫褸襤, 蓬頭垢面的人.

5. His dapper self - confidence seemed impenetrable to such hints.
這類的暗示似乎動搖不瞭他堅定的 自信.