核心畫面

One way to hold it: quick with -ie stuck on the end, the way English makes a short, friendly noun. What you get is the quick one. Sometimes the quick one is a thing that takes almost no time; sometimes it is the person who does something faster than anybody else.

可以想成 quick 後面加了 -ie,英文很習慣這樣把一個字變得又短又親切,做出一個口語名詞:「快的那一個」。有時更多收起可以想成 quick 後面加了 -ie,英文很習慣這樣把一個字變得又短又親切,做出一個口語名詞:「快的那一個」。有時候那個「快的」是一件幾乎不佔時間的事,有時候是動作比誰都快的那個人。

From the word’s history

The source gives the formation directly: quick plus the suffix -ie.

來源直接說明了造字方式:quick 加上字尾 -ie。

Wiktionary etymology supplied in this packet (kaikki:3f6f69a190036ae4:954113119:10469)

From the picture

動作最快的那個人

同樣叫「快的那一個」,只是這次被叫的是人,而快的是球速,不是花掉的時間。

noun · C1

In cricket, a fast bowler: the player whose job is to send the ball down at high speed.

(板球)快速投球手

Also in this word

noun · B2

Something that takes only a short time and little effort, such as a quick question, a short meeting, or a small job you can finish at once.

很快就好的小事

noun · B2

A short, hurried act of sex, fitted into whatever small amount of time there is. The source marks this use as humorous.

匆匆一次的性事