- (British English)
able to move quickly and easily 灵巧的；敏捷的 a nippy little sports car 小巧灵便的跑车 His nippy footwork and ball control won him the match. 他敏捷的步法和控球为他赢得了比赛。
- (informal)
(of the weather 天气 cold 冷的；寒冷的
Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘inclined to nip’): from the verb nip + -y.