mid-14c., "early; demanding haste, urgent; quick-tempered, angry;" late 14c. "speedy, swift, quick," by 1500s, from haste (n.) + -y (2); replacing or nativizing earlier hastif (c. 1300) "eager, impetuous," from Old French hastif "speedy, rapid; forward, advanced; rash, impetuous" (12c., Modern French hâtif), from haste (see haste (n.)). Meaning "requiring haste" is late 14c. (this is the sense in hasty-pudding, 1590s, so called because it was made quickly); that of "eager, rash" is from early 15c. Related: Hastiness. Old French also had a form hasti (for loss of terminal -f, compare joli/jolif, etc.), which may have influenced the form of the English word.
双语例句
1. So let's not be hasty. After all, he can't run away.
所以我们不要鲁莽行事。毕竟他是跑不掉的。
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2. I made a hasty exit and managed to open the gate.
我匆忙离开并设法打开了大门。
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3. The Government should not be pressured into making hasty decisions.
政府不应该迫于压力仓促作出决定。
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4. She refused to be panicked into a hasty marriage.
她不愿因恐慌而仓促结婚。
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5. The letter was handwritten, in a hasty, barely decipherable scrawl.
