Lively, quick on your feet, full of energy — and almost always used about an old person, as a compliment. "A sprightly eighty-year-old" is someone who walks fast, gets up without help, laughs a lot, still does things.

Lively, quick on your feet, full of energy有活力、腳步輕快、精力充沛 and almost always used about an old person, as a compliment而且幾乎都是用來稱讚老人家的 "A sprightly eighty-year-old" is someone who walks fast『a sprightly eighty-year-old』指的是走路很快的人 gets up without help不用人扶就能自己站起來 laughs a lot, still does things常常笑，還是很有活動力

The word contains a hidden "considering their age", which is why it sounds warm and approving when said of the old and slightly strange when said of the young: calling a child sprightly is a bit like praising a fish for swimming. Notice this is one of those quiet English habits worth seeing clearly — the compliment is real, but it works by comparison with what we expect of old people, so a few older people dislike it.

The word contains a hidden "considering their age"這個詞背後藏著一個『考量到他的年紀』的意思 which is why it sounds warm and approving when said of the old and slightly strange when said of the young所以用在老人身上聽起來溫暖又讚許，用在年輕人身上就有點怪 calling a child sprightly is a bit like praising a fish for swimming說一個小孩sprightly，有點像稱讚一條魚很會游泳一樣 Notice this is one of those quiet English habits worth seeing clearly值得留意這是英文裡一個不太明顯、卻值得看清楚的習慣 the compliment is real, but it works by comparison with what we expect of old people這個稱讚是真的，但它靠的是跟我們對老人的預期做比較 so a few older people dislike it所以有些老人並不喜歡被這樣說

If you know someone well, "she's still so full of energy" is safer. Beyond people, sprightly describes music, dancing, a walking pace or a piece of writing that feels light and quick — a sprightly tune, a sprightly step.

If you know someone well如果你跟對方很熟 "she's still so full of energy" is safer說『she's still so full of energy』（她還是很有活力）比較保險 Beyond people, sprightly describes music, dancing, a walking pace or a piece of writing that feels light and quick除了人以外，sprightly也可以形容音樂、舞蹈、走路的步調，或是讀起來輕快的文章 a sprightly tune, a sprightly step像a sprightly tune（輕快的曲子）、a sprightly step（輕快的步伐）

It is a somewhat formal, written word; British writers and newspapers use it more than Americans, and it is more common in print than in speech. The old adverb sprightly (meaning "in a lively way") is now dead — modern English does not use it.

It is a somewhat formal, written word這是個偏正式、書面的詞 British writers and newspapers use it more than Americans英國作家和報紙用得比美國人多 and it is more common in print than in speech而且在文字裡比在口語裡常見 The old adverb sprightly (meaning "in a lively way") is now dead舊有的副詞sprightly（意思是『用有活力的方式』）現在已經死掉了 modern English does not use it現代英文不會這樣用