Sharpish means quickly — soon, without sitting around. 'We should leave sharpish' means get going in a minute, not next week.

Sharpish means quicklysharpish的意思是很快——soon就是快點, without sitting around不要拖拖拉拉. 'We should leave sharpish'像『we should leave sharpish』這句話 means get going in a minute意思是馬上就要動身, not next week而不是下星期.

It is British, informal, and spoken. You hear it from people who want a bit of hurry but are not barking an order. It feels friendlier than immediately, a little homely, like something a parent or a colleague might say.

It is British英式, informal很口語, and spoken而且是講話才會用的. You hear it from people你會從這種人口中聽到 who want a bit of hurry他們想要人家快一點, but are not barking an order但不是在兇巴巴地下命令. It feels friendlier than immediately它聽起來比immediately(立刻)友善, a little homely帶點家常味, like something a parent or a colleague might say像是爸媽或同事會講的話.

Though actually, -ish on other words often means 'a bit' (reddish, tallish). So students guess sharpish means 'a bit sharp', and that adjective use does exist: a sharpish knife is fairly sharp. The 'quickly' sense is the one you meet in speech, and it does not mean 'somewhat sharp' at all.

Though actually不過其實, -ish on other words-ish接在別的字後面 often means 'a bit'常常是『有點』的意思 (reddish像reddish(帶點紅), tallish或tallish(有點高)). So students guess sharpish means 'a bit sharp'所以學生會猜sharpish是『有點尖』, and that adjective use does exist而這個形容詞用法確實存在: a sharpish knife像a sharpish knife is fairly sharp指的是相當利的刀. The 'quickly' sense而『很快』這個意思 is the one you meet in speech才是你在口語裡會遇到的, and it does not mean 'somewhat sharp' at all它完全不是『有點尖』的意思.

Americans almost never use it this way. If you are writing careful English, pick soon or quickly instead.

Americans almost never use it this way美國人幾乎不會這樣用. If you are writing careful English如果你在寫比較講究的英文, pick soon or quickly instead改用soon或quickly就好.