| 词汇 | nifty |
| 词源 | nifty. Nifty for “smart, stylish, fine, or clever” may have origi- nated as American theatrical slang. It is first recorded in an 1865 poem by Bret Harte, the author claiming that the word derived from magnificent. Another possible source is the older snifty, “having a pleasant smell.” |
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