But he was very tentative, fastidiously so, letting Ruth set the pace of sprightliness and fancy, keeping up with her but never daring to go beyond her. 但是他却很小心,甚至过分小心,只紧跟露丝定下的快活和幻想的尺度,不敢轻易越雷池一步。
There was a grating sprightliness about her that drove him nearly mad.
她身上有一种刺耳的活泼, 几乎让他发疯。
为奴十二年
She had been petted and admired for her uncommon sprightliness and pleasant disposition.
她因不寻常的活泼和愉快的性格而受到宠爱和钦佩。
乌托邦
And thus these pleasant, as well as proper, gifts of Nature maintain the strength and the sprightliness of our bodies.
因此,这些令人愉快的、适当的、自然的礼物保持了我们身体的力量和活力。
寂寞芳心(上)
So Alice was dull with the loss of an adventure; and when the laughter of other girls reached her, intermittently, she had not sprightliness enough left in her to be envious of their gaiety.