If someone is impish, they show a lack of respect or seriousness — but in a way that is amusing rather than bad. An impish smile, an impish joke, an impish look: the picture is a small tease, a hidden trick, a sparkle in the eye.

If someone is impish如果一個人impish they show a lack of respect or seriousness他們表現出一種不太尊重、不太正經的樣子 — but in a way that is amusing rather than bad不過是好玩而不是壞的那種 An impish smile, an impish joke, an impish look像impish smile、impish joke、impish look這些說法 the picture is a small tease畫面就是一個小小的逗弄 a hidden trick一個藏著的小把戲 a sparkle in the eye還有眼睛裡的一閃亮光

The word comes from imp, a tiny mischief-spirit in old stories — not a real devil, more like a child who cannot quite sit still. So impish is playful cheek, the kind that makes you shake your head and smile.

The word comes from imp這個字來自imp a tiny mischief-spirit in old stories也就是舊故事裡一種小小的搗蛋精靈 — not a real devil不是真正的惡魔 more like a child who cannot quite sit still比較像一個坐不住的小孩 So impish is playful cheek所以impish就是調皮的耍賴 the kind that makes you shake your head and smile那種會讓你搖頭又忍不住笑的調皮

You would not call a cruel act impish; that would be too light and too fond a word. Adults use it for children, and for grown-ups who still have that naughty flash.

You would not call a cruel act impish你不會把一個殘忍的行為叫做impish that would be too light and too fond a word那樣用這個字就太輕、太寵溺了 Adults use it for children大人會用這個字形容小孩 and for grown-ups who still have that naughty flash也會用來形容還帶著那股調皮閃光的大人

Though actually, it is warmer than wicked and lighter than rude. It is not the same as impious, which is a cold word about disrespect toward God. Impish stays in the playground, even when the playground is a meeting room.

Though actually不過 it is warmer than wicked and lighter than rude它比wicked溫暖也比rude輕 It is not the same as impious它跟impious不一樣 which is a cold word about disrespect toward Godimpious是個冷冰冰、指對神不敬的字 Impish stays in the playgroundimpish這個字一直待在遊樂場的氛圍裡 even when the playground is a meeting room就算這個「遊樂場」其實是會議室也一樣