agility
Definitions
The ability to move quickly, lightly, and easily.
敏捷，灵活；快速、轻巧、自如地移动的能力。
The ability to think or respond quickly and adapt to change (used of the mind, and of businesses or organizations).
机敏，应变能力；快速思考、反应并适应变化的能力（用于头脑，也用于企业或组织）。
Root Breakdown
Native EnglishFrom the same Latin verb agere ('to drive, do') as act, but through its present stem ag-. ag (drive) + -ile (apt to) gives agile ('easily driven, quick to move'); + -ity (state of) gives agility, the quality of being agile. Something easy to set in motion moves nimbly — first of the body, then of the mind, and in modern business of a whole company that can change direction fast.
Root ag still carries 21 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.mental agility思维敏捷
- 2.physical agility身体的灵活
- 3.business agility商业敏捷性
- 4.speed and agility速度与灵活性
Example Sentences
- 1.
The gymnast moved across the beam with incredible agility.
- 2.
Chess demands mental agility and quick decisions.
- 3.
Business agility lets a company respond fast to market shifts.