词源不详。可能同broom, 扫帚。比较brusque，扫帚，词义贬化，不分青分皂白的，唐突的。此处词义褒化，横扫千钧的，敏捷的。

1. She went for a brisk walk to work off her frustration.

她快步走了一会儿，以排解心中的沮丧。

2. As they started up again, the horse broke into a brisk trot.

当他们又重新骑上马时，马突然轻快地小跑起来。

3. He felt strangely exhilarated by the brisk, blue morning.

那个凉爽而晴朗的早晨让他异常兴奋。

4. They moved out from the airport at a brisk clip.

他们迅速撤离机场。

5. He moved at a brisk pace down the rue St Antoine.

他沿着圣安托万街轻快地走去。