(especially of a girl or young woman 尤指青少年女子 showing a lack of respect, often in a humorous way 无礼的；冒失的；轻佻的 a pert reply 无礼的答复
(of a part of the body 身体部位 small and with an attractive shape 小巧玲珑的；诱人的；硬实的 a pert nose 小巧笔挺的鼻子 pert features 俊俏的面庞
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘manifest’): from Old French apert, from Latin apertus ‘opened’, past participle of aperire, reinforced by Old French aspert, from Latin expertus, past participle of experiri ‘try’.