(of prices, business activity, etc. 价格、商业活动等 tending to increase or stay at a high level, usually showing financial success 看涨的；保持高价的；繁荣的 a buoyant economy/market 繁荣的经济／市场 buoyant sales/prices 上升的销售额／价格 a buoyant demand for homes 越来越大的住房需求 The relatively buoyant housing market has kept consumers confident enough to spend. 相对活跃的房地产市场让消费者有足够的信心消费。
cheerful and feeling sure that things will be successful 愉快而充满信心的；乐观的 floating, able to float or able to keep things floating 漂浮的；能够漂起的；有浮力的
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French bouyant or Spanish boyante, present participle of boyar ‘to float’, from boya ‘buoy’.