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nif·ty
nIf ti
复数:nifties
比较级:niftier
最高级:niftiest
adjective
informal very good: such as
very attractive or appealing Jon Gnagy was an artist—you could tell this by the nifty goatee he wore …—Andy Meisler
nifty clothes
very pleasant or enjoyable … this barrier isle off North Carolina's southernmost coast still provides a nifty getaway.—Spike Gillespie The Smithereens consistently present nifty, driving songs, quite involved by pop standards.—David Hiltbrand
a nifty performance
very interesting or clever : ingenious The museum's gift shop is well-stocked, complete with a nifty machine that, for $1, will crush a fresh penny into a copper medal bearing the likeness of T. Rex.—Carl Wayne Arrington Some investors are catching on to a nifty tax-saving trick allowable by Roth IRA rules.—Karen Hube
a nifty device
well-executed
A fan leaned out of the stands and made a nifty grab of the ricochet, and received a nice round of applause.—George Vecsay
noun
something that is niftyespecially: a clever or neatly turned phrase or joke
"聪明,时髦,好看",1868年,起源不明,可能是戏剧俚语,首次见于布雷特·哈特的一首诗中,他说这是 Magnificat 的缩短和改变形式。相关词汇: Niftily; niftiness。
Adjective origin unknown
The first known use of nifty was in 1865
nightcapnoun
a cap worn with nightclothes
a drink taken at bedtime
the final race or contest of a day's sports activities
nightnoun
the time between dusk and dawn when there is no sunlight
nightfall
the darkness of night
nigh1 of 2adverb
near in place, time, or relationship
almost, nearly
nigh2 of 2adjective
not far : close, near
niggardlyadjective
stingy sense 1, miserly
characteristic of a niggard : scanty
niggardnoun
a mean stingy person : miser
niftyadjective
very good : very attractive
1 He’s not really serious, but he wonders if trying to rescue them and then repurpose them might make a nifty game.
2 Not that he fails to deliver nifty one-liners.
3 Mr. Sloan also niftily embellishes his book with a girl genius named Kat, whose attractive micromuscles catch Clay’s eye when she wanders into Mr. Penumbra’s one night.
4 In short, engaging with the public is, in his eyes, just as important if not more so than getting money for some nifty project.
5 If sport in general has often been compared to drama, you might compare boxing in particular – with its nifty footwork, duet form, staging of agility as much as prowess – to dance.
6 And yet, every so often still, a new product emerges doused in shades of magenta and labeled “for her”: Dell’s cutesy laptop Della, which promised nifty ways to search for recipes and count calories.
7 Hayes, best known for playing Jack on TV's "Will & Grace," may not have the best singing voice, but he has boyish charm to spare - plus a nifty '60s haircut.
8 Means of transport: His own nifty ability to shoot ropelike webs from his webshooters, which allow him to swing through the air, covering much ground.
9 Learn some nifty pen-flicking tricks.
学习一些漂亮的玩笔技巧。
10 The new kernel has a number of nifty new features and additions.
这个新内核包含许多极好的新功能和增强功能。
11 It was a nifty arrangement, a perfect partnership.
这是绝妙的安排,完美的搭档。
12 For those of us who scan every frame of “The Mandalorian” looking for nifty new droids and alien creatures, this week’s episode offered a real bounty.
13 I'll show you how to implement your own nifty event system with very little fuss.
本文我将向你展示如何轻松实现自己漂亮的事件系统。
14 Another title for this movie could be “Pun City,” because every other line seems to be a nifty riff on ocean life.
15 He’s even rented an extra-large storage unit to install another one of his nifty, thick-plexiglass prison cells, just like he had back in New York, to house those who impede his happiness.
16 There is a cast of four actor/musicians plus a pianist, and a bit of nifty dancing.
17 Later, he described his own nifty version of taking possession of the place.
18 Yet, as before, the mystery is diverting, filled with nifty twists and perfect for bingeing.
19 A nifty diagram helps identify many of the embedded items, which include the skulls, vertebrae and femurs of 15 types of sauropods.
20 Five years ago, having a nifty method to turn on DTD validation was enough.
年前,用一个漂亮的方法打开DTD验证就足够了。
3 灵巧的
tricky mean handy clever delicate cunning deft dexterous adroit habile neat crafty dextrous light clean slick ingenious skilful natty nimble
4 俏皮话
a sport of terms calembour salt crack wheeze jest sally wisecrack witticism wordplay pass hit quirk clinch quip boff
6 时髦的
in smart sharp mod stylish swell fashionable posh snappy groovy doggy swish swagger dressy dashing swanky saucy swank jaunty rakish modish foppish kicky high-toned chichi nobby doggish soignee dicty a la page in the groove modern hip sleek trendy classy funky sassy snazzy up to the minute with it hot natty Tony now good Sharp happening vogue dolly PERT ritzy criss jazzy newfangled tony switched-on new-fashioned cool fancy sexy chic spiffy swellish voguey go new together fresh gear exclusive done sporty knowing dandy trig genteel sportive nippy go-go tricksy spiffing sportif flossy right-on voguish with-it high-tone tonish dashy slicked-up gyver after the fashion
7 有技巧的
8 熟练
mean expert experienced skilled clever neat accomplished proficient adept deft skilful masterly practised adroit proficiency mastery clean as a whistle
9 有效的
good mean effective active valid efficacious effectual businesslike trenchant in force deadly significant useful operative telling admissible benignant deedy
10 聪明的
quick smart bright cute wise intelligent clever APT brainy natty quick-witted fly slim accomplished apt nimble apprehensive zippy downy
11 绝妙的
wonderful sensational wondrous marvellous whooper-dooper superexcellent swave great cool fresh solid smooth rare boss divine fabulous tremendous chill glorious immense heavenly funky marvelous colossal groovy ripping spiffy spiffing budgeree funny old
12 极好
old select excellent capital wonderful solid famous tough fantastic royal grand rare champion golden lovely stunning divine tremendous superb swell terrific rattling def fantabulous tiptop unexceptionable swingeing splendiferous superfly tickety-boo dicty wonderfully famously stunningly excellently capitally loveliness fit for a king fine and dandy a whale of an a whale of a a hell of a fab wunderbar yummy bottler bonzer superexcellent stem-winding swave ten-carat ginger-peachy hotsy-totsy heckuve curl-the-mo out great mean fine unique rock super proper smooth prime crazy tall boss shirt mess crucial gorgeous elegant fabulous keen wizard brave deadly curl mighty striking bully glorious brutal bumper slick righteous wig savage gone outrageous brag boo splendid clipping mellow cracking sanitary daisy first-class brill bong blip scrumptious first-rate four-star shag hummer helluva goodly tawny spanking peachy hunky George tuff ripping spiffy fizzing jammy tearing far-out tits unexcelled copacetic walloping hunky-dory first-string shirty spiffing bang-up mezz way-out out-of-sight jam-up gradely peaches-and-cream peachy-keen gold-star outasite spandy A-OK rarely wondrous tip-top corking joint swinging humdinger all wool and a yard wide real gone too too funny old hell of a a treat
13 流行的
hot IN now current fly happening best-selling prevalent epidemic fashionable going vogue pervasive endemic rife modish exoteric kicky new-fashioned go right-on modern POP hip demotic regnant abreast in the air in the groove
14 有效
good mean effective active valid operative efficacious effectual businesslike trenchant effectively validity run apply operate count in effect in force
15 绝妙
wonderful sensational wondrous marvellous wonderfully wondrously whooper-dooper superexcellent swave great cool fresh solid smooth rare boss divine fabulous tremendous chill glorious immense heavenly funky marvelous colossal groovy ripping spiffy spiffing budgeree swell it funny old
16 伶俐的
18 精巧的
high-wrought fine sophisticated delicate elaborate ingenious artful masterly deep-laid cleverish
20 灵巧
clever neat crafty dexterous adroit dextrous cleverly ingeniously nimbly dexterously dextrously cunning dexterity cleverness artifice neatness light clean delicate slick ingenious deft skilful natty sleight address facility handy nimble professionally handily
22 漂亮
eyesome well-favored eye-appealing pretty nice fine sweet proper smart flash sharp cute stylish swell sleek heavenly handsome yummy knockout snappy gallant good-looking swish dressy goodly trig spiffy comely nice-looking rakish spiffing braw pinup eye-filling nicely finely handsomely prettily cutely bonnily beauteously cuteness fineness prettiness dreamworld pulchritude comeliness handsomeness titivate exotic plush spruce posh snazzy saucy shapely dishy good attractive brilliant adorable spanking bonny sightly attractively smartness smarten up able swagger dainty foxy a love of sprauncy fly lovely keen lush darling sporty smashing jaunty natty well-favoured chic smarten become in full rig what-ho posh-looking prick-up spick-and-span well-looking niftic catish swellelegous swellish likely beautiful grand proud prime trick trim gorgeous elegant wizard brave feat spicy spectator chick classy dreamy nutty knowing sassy presentable chipper pin-up peachy tony dinky wally ritzy ducky knobby dossy spiff tricksy high-toned voguish gradely dashy slicked-up fair bravely smartly tosh class beauty drift brilliance swank sug shapeliness presentability beaut sprucy sniptious cool gear fantastic tall minion admirable daisy dandy dashing canny nippy Bonny goody-goody seemly copperplate toothsome flossy nobby colorific sparkish high-tone spandy gyver fairly one-two-three finery hipness hipsterism slick
23 精巧
high-wrought fine sophisticated delicate elaborate ingenious artful masterly deep-laid cleverish finely exquisitely skillfully ingenuity subtlety elaboration sophisticate
24 流行
go happening right-on current modern POP hip epidemic going pervasive modish exoteric demotic regnant abreast repair mode currency vogue rife obtain in the air in the groove
25 极好的
old select excellent capital wonderful solid famous tough fantastic royal grand rare champion golden lovely stunning divine tremendous superb swell terrific rattling def fantabulous tiptop unexceptionable swingeing splendiferous superfly tickety-boo dicty fit for a king fine and dandy a whale of an a whale of a a hell of a dandy deadly peachy tasty perfect safe super magic sick brilliant crucial fabulous banner keen wizard neat magnificent sterling heavenly topping righteous standout splendid fab top-notch cracking dreamy RAD ripper marvellous egregious smashing first-rate grouse goodly storming banging ripping lank phat high-toned spiffing corking braw bonzer bang-up must-have A1 beezer super-duper whizzo shit-hot out of sight wunderbar yummy bottler superexcellent stem-winding swave ten-carat ginger-peachy hotsy-totsy curl-the-mo out great mean fine unique rock proper smooth prime crazy tall boss shirt mess gorgeous elegant brave curl mighty striking bully glorious brutal bumper slick wig savage gone outrageous brag boo clipping mellow sanitary daisy first-class brill bong blip scrumptious four-star shag hummer helluva tawny spanking hunky George tuff spiffy fizzing jammy tearing far-out tits unexcelled copacetic walloping hunky-dory first-string shirty mezz way-out out-of-sight jam-up gradely peaches-and-cream peachy-keen gold-star outasite spandy joint swinging humdinger all wool and a yard wide real gone too too funny old hell of a
26 漂亮东西
27 聪明
quick smart bright cute wise intelligent clever APT brainy natty quick-witted acumen fly slim accomplished apt nimble apprehensive zippy downy smarten
28 有吸引力
driving attractive selling glamorous enticing glam sapid wantable seemly draw appeal attract fascinate sugarcoat
30 漂亮的
eyesome well-favored eye-appealing pretty nice fine sweet proper smart flash sharp cute stylish swell sleek heavenly handsome yummy knockout snappy gallant good-looking swish dressy goodly trig spiffy comely nice-looking rakish spiffing braw pinup eye-filling dreamworld exotic plush spruce posh snazzy saucy shapely good attractive brilliant adorable spanking bonny sightly able swagger dainty foxy dishy a love of sprauncy fly lovely keen lush darling sporty smashing jaunty natty well-favoured become in full rig what-ho posh-looking prick-up spick-and-span well-looking niftic catish swellelegous swellish likely beautiful grand proud prime trick trim gorgeous elegant wizard brave feat spicy chic spectator chick classy dreamy nutty knowing sassy presentable chipper pin-up peachy tony dinky wally ritzy ducky knobby dossy spiff tricksy high-toned voguish gradely dashy slicked-up beaut sprucy sniptious cool gear fantastic tall minion admirable daisy dandy dashing canny swank nippy Bonny goody-goody seemly copperplate toothsome flossy nobby colorific sparkish high-tone spandy gyver
31 有用
useful helpful handy beneficial expedient gainfully utility expedience avail of service of use helpfully usefully use value usefulness helpfulness serve
32 有用的
34 极有效的
35 熟练的
mean expert experienced skilled clever neat accomplished proficient adept deft skilful masterly practised adroit
37 时髦
in smart sharp mod stylish swell fashionable posh snappy groovy doggy swish swagger dressy dashing swanky saucy swank jaunty rakish modish foppish kicky high-toned chichi nobby doggish soignee dicty stylishly fashionably dashingly chicly trendily go fashion vogue stylishness jauntiness foppery withitness smarten quite the thing bon ton a la page the order of the day in the groove modern hip sleek trendy classy funky sassy snazzy up to the minute with it jazzy newfangled tony switched-on new-fashioned style chic trendiness after the fashion all the go cool fancy sexy spiffy natty the thing the rage swellish voguey new now together fresh gear exclusive done sporty knowing dandy trig PERT genteel sportive nippy go-go ritzy tricksy spiffing sportif flossy right-on voguish with-it high-tone tonish dashy slicked-up gyver smartly mode hipness dandyism hipsterism