• adj. 敏銳的，活潑的，輕快的；凜冽的
• vi. 活躍起來；變得輕快
• vt. 使……活潑；使……輕快；使……興旺
• n. (Brisk)人名；(法、芬)布里斯克

詞源不詳?？赡芡琤room, 掃帚。比較brusque，掃帚，詞義貶化，不分青分皂白的，唐突的。此處詞義褒化，橫掃千鈞的，敏捷的。

brisk

brisk: see brusque

brisk (adj.)

1550s, as Scottish bruisk, probably an alteration of French brusque (see brusque). Related: Briskly; briskness.

1. She went for a brisk walk to work off her frustration.

她快步走了一會兒，以排解心中的沮喪。

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2. As they started up again, the horse broke into a brisk trot.

當他們又重新騎上馬時，馬突然輕快地小跑起來。

來自柯林斯例句

3. He felt strangely exhilarated by the brisk, blue morning.

那個涼爽而晴朗的早晨讓他異常興奮。

來自柯林斯例句

4. They moved out from the airport at a brisk clip.

他們迅速撤離機場。

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5. He moved at a brisk pace down the rue St Antoine.

他沿著圣安托萬街輕快地走去。

來自柯林斯例句