spunky
adj. 有精神的；容易发怒的；充满勇气的；生气蓬勃的
比较级 spunkier
最高级 spunkiest
例句
She's so spunky and spirited.
她胆识过人，活力四射。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
She is bright, tough and spunky.
她聪明、顽强而且干劲十足。
《牛津词典》
Silence Dogood was a slightly prudish widow from a rural area, created by a spunky unmarried Boston 16-year-old who had never spent a night outside of the city.
“寂寞的行善者”（Silence Dogood）这个笔名被解读为居住于农村的某位寡妇，而实际上呢？ 是这个才16岁，尚未结婚，并从没有踏出波士顿一步的年轻人。
