1650s, "having a characteristic taste" (of wines, fruits, etc.), from race (n.2) in its older sense of "flavor" or in the sense "class of wines" + -y (2); meaning "having a quality of vigor" (1660s) led to that of "improper, risqué," first recorded 1901, probably reinforced by phrase racy of the soil "earthy" (1870). Related: Racily; raciness.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Her racy stories can be rather shocking.
她那些下流的故事講起來(lái)有時(shí)很讓人吃驚.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
2. Paul shocked the ladies with his racy stories.
保羅猥褻的故事使女士們感到震驚.
來(lái)自辭典例句
3. He was all for the racy phrase.
他特別主張用生動(dòng)的短語(yǔ).
來(lái)自辭典例句
4. Busy boasts chug and scurry about the river - racy speed boat, stolid, snorting tugs.
繁忙的船只在河上鳴叫著來(lái)來(lái)往往 - --高速快艇和笨頭笨腦喘著氣的拖駁.
來(lái)自辭典例句
5. Nothing could be more racy, straightforward, and alive than the prose of Shakespeare.