"agile, light-footed," c. 1300, nemel, from Old English n?mel "quick to grasp" (attested but once), related to niman "to take," from Proto-Germanic *neman (cognates: Old Saxon, Old Dutch, Gothic niman, Old Norse nema, Old Frisian nima, German nehmen "to take"), from PIE root *nem- "to divide, distribute, allot," also "to take" (cognates: Greek nemein "to deal out," nemesis "just indignation," Latin numerus "number," Lithuanian nuoma "rent, interest," Middle Irish nos "custom, usage"). With excrescent -b- from c. 1500 (compare limb (n.1)). Related: Nimbleness. In 17c., English had nimblechaps "talkative fellow."
例文
1. He was a nimble -footed boy of ten.
彼は足取りの速い10歳の男の子です。
2.You need nimble fingers for that job.
この仕事をするには指の器用さが必要です。
3.He has a nimble tongue.
彼は口が達者だ。
4.He is a nimble and versatile wit.
彼は機敏で多才な才子だ。
5.Val，who was light and nimble on her feet，learnt to dance the tango.