C1 adjective أدبي

arch

/ɑːrtʃ/

As an adjective, 'arch' describes a style of communication or a look that is playfully mischievous, knowing, or ironic. It implies that the person is teasing or shares a secret understanding that others might not possess.

أمثلة

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1

She gave him an arch look when he pretended not to know who had sent the flowers.

She gave him a knowing, playful look when he pretended not to know who had sent the flowers.

2

The professor's arch comments about the curriculum suggested he found the new rules slightly absurd.

The professor's ironic comments about the curriculum suggested he found the new rules slightly absurd.

3

Stop being so arch and just tell me the gossip already!

Stop being so mysterious and playful and just tell me the gossip already!

عائلة الكلمة

اسم
archness
ظرف
archly
صفة
arch
مرتبط
arch-rival
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نصيحة للحفظ

Visualize someone raising their eyebrow into the shape of an 'arch' while they tell you a playful secret or a sarcastic joke.

اختبار سريع

When I asked if she knew about the surprise party, she just gave me an ______ smile and walked away.

صحيح!

الإجابة الصحيحة هي: arch

أمثلة

1

She gave him an arch look when he pretended not to know who had sent the flowers.

everyday

She gave him a knowing, playful look when he pretended not to know who had sent the flowers.

2

The professor's arch comments about the curriculum suggested he found the new rules slightly absurd.

formal

The professor's ironic comments about the curriculum suggested he found the new rules slightly absurd.

3

Stop being so arch and just tell me the gossip already!

informal

Stop being so mysterious and playful and just tell me the gossip already!

4

The novelist employs an arch narrative voice to critique the vanity of the upper classes.

academic

The novelist employs a sophisticated and ironic narrative voice to critique the vanity of the upper classes.

5

The marketing director made an arch remark about the competitor's surprisingly high prices.

business

The marketing director made a sly, knowing remark about the competitor's surprisingly high prices.

عائلة الكلمة

اسم
archness
ظرف
archly
صفة
arch
مرتبط
arch-rival

تلازمات شائعة

arch smile a knowing or mischievous smile
arch look a playful or teasing facial expression
arch tone a voice that sounds ironic or teasing
arch eyebrow an eyebrow raised in a knowing or skeptical way
arch comment a remark intended to be sly or witty

العبارات الشائعة

with an arch expression

having a playful or teasing look on one's face

arch-nemesis

a principal or chief enemy (different sense of 'arch')

arch-villain

a main or most powerful villain

يُخلط عادةً مع

arch vs arch (noun)

The noun refers to a curved physical structure; the adjective refers to a mischievous personality trait.

arch vs arched

'Arched' describes something physically curved into a shape, while 'arch' describes a tone or attitude.

📝

ملاحظات الاستخدام

This adjective is primarily used in literary contexts or sophisticated social descriptions. It almost always describes a facial expression, a tone of voice, or a specific remark that suggests the person knows more than they are saying.

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أخطاء شائعة

Learners often mistakenly use 'arch' as an adjective to describe physical shapes (e.g., 'an arch window'), when they should use 'arched'.

💡

نصيحة للحفظ

Visualize someone raising their eyebrow into the shape of an 'arch' while they tell you a playful secret or a sarcastic joke.

📖

أصل الكلمة

Derived from the Greek 'arkhos' (meaning chief or principal), it evolved from 'arch-rogue' (a chief rogue) to describing the playful, sly characteristics associated with such a person.

أنماط نحوية

Used attributively (before a noun) like 'an arch smile'. Can be used predicatively (after a verb) like 'Her tone was arch'.
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السياق الثقافي

The term is frequently encountered in 19th and 20th-century British literature, such as the works of Jane Austen or Oscar Wilde, to denote subtle social wit.

اختبار سريع

When I asked if she knew about the surprise party, she just gave me an ______ smile and walked away.

صحيح!

الإجابة الصحيحة هي: arch

كلمات ذات صلة

monocredive

C1

Describing a mindset or system that relies exclusively on a single source of belief, truth, or authority. It is often used to characterize psychological or social structures where alternative perspectives are systematically ignored or rejected.

macrodentity

C1

To define, classify, or characterize an entity or group based on broad, large-scale structural or systemic features rather than individual traits. It involves assigning a collective identity to a subject within a wider sociological or global framework.

interducdom

C1

The state, status, or collective realm of introductory elements or transitional preliminaries. It refers to the transitional period or condition of something that has been recently introduced but is not yet fully established or advanced.

circumtempsion

C1

To strategically bypass or maneuver around a specific deadline or time constraint by exploiting administrative technicalities or scheduling nuances. This verb describes the act of intentionally creating a temporal delay to avoid immediate obligations.

unflexhood

C1

The state or condition of being inflexible, unyielding, or resistant to change in one's mindset, physical form, or behavior. It often characterizes a persistent rigidity that prevents adaptation to new circumstances or perspectives.

prevercy

C1

The state or quality of being prior or taking precedence in order, time, or importance. It refers to a condition where one element must be addressed, considered, or completed before others due to its status or inherent necessity.

addictence

C1

Describing a state of inherent habit-formation or the quality of being compulsively dependent on a substance or activity. It characterizes both the psychological predisposition toward dependency and the property of an external stimulus to trigger such a state.

abfactly

C1

To derive or isolate core factual components from a complex narrative or dataset by stripping away subjective interpretation. This process is used specifically to reach an objective conclusion from qualitative or cluttered information.

transvadtion

C1

To bridge or synthesize distinct theoretical frameworks, data sets, or systems into a singular, functional model. It involves the active process of integrating disparate elements to achieve structural or conceptual unity.

hyperterrful

C1

Describes something that is excessively terrifying or causing an overwhelming sense of dread, often due to its vast scale or intense nature. It is typically used to describe situations or environments that evoke a profound, almost paralyzing fear.

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