a. 保持原味的, 活泼的, 生动的, 为竞赛设计的

Racy \Ra"cy\ (r[=a]"s[y^]), a. [Compar. {Racier}
(r[=a]"s[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Raciest}.] [From {Race} a
tribe, family.]
1. Having a strong flavor indicating origin; of distinct
characteristic taste; tasting of the soil; hence, fresh;
rich.

The racy wine,
Late from the mellowing cask restored to light.
--Pope.

2. Hence: Exciting to the mental taste by a strong or
distinctive character of thought or language; peculiar and
piquant; fresh and lively.

Our raciest, most idiomatic popular words. --M.
Arnold.

Burns's English, though not so racy as his Scotch,
is generally correct. --H.
Coleridge.

The rich and racy humor of a natural converser fresh
from the plow. --Prof.
Wilson.

3. somewhat suggestive of sexual themes; slightly improper;
risqu['e].
[PJC]

Syn: Spicy; spirited; lively; smart; piquant; risqu["u].

Usage: {Racy}, {Spicy}. Racy refers primarily to that
peculiar flavor which certain wines are supposed to
derive from the soil in which the grapes were grown;
and hence we call a style or production racy when it
``smacks of the soil,'' or has an uncommon degree of
natural freshness and distinctiveness of thought and
language. Spicy, when applied to style, has reference
to a spirit and pungency added by art, seasoning the
matter like a condiment. It does not, like racy,
suggest native peculiarity. A spicy article in a
magazine; a spicy retort. Racy in conversation; a racy
remark.

Rich, racy verses, in which we
The soil from which they come, taste, smell, and
see. --Cowley.