racy

• adj. 生动的；保持原味的；适于赛跑的；猥亵的
• n. (Racy)人名；(葡、阿拉伯)拉西

来自古法语 rais,根，姜根粉，来自拉丁语 radix 的所有格形式 radicis,根的，来自 radix,根， 词源同 radish,root.字母 d 脱落。后用于指放姜根调味料，有辛辣味的，生动的，后词义贬义 化，引申词义带荤的，不雅的。

racy (adj.)

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.

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2. Paul shocked the ladies with his racy stories.

保罗猥亵的故事使女士们感到震惊.

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3. He was all for the racy phrase.

他特别主张用生动的短语.

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4. Busy boasts chug and scurry about the river - racy speed boat, stolid, snorting tugs.

繁忙的船只在河上鸣叫着来来往往 - --高速快艇和笨头笨脑喘着气的拖驳.

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5. Nothing could be more racy, straightforward, and alive than the prose of Shakespeare.

没有比莎士比亚的散文更有趣 、 更明快 、 更生动活泼的了.

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