skittish
英 ['sk?t??]
美 ['sk?t??]
助記提示
1、perhaps from Scandinavian base *skyt- (stem of Old Norse skjuta / skjota "to shoot"), from PIE root *skeud- "to shoot, to chase, to throw, to project".
2、skit + 雙寫t + -ish.
3、1) shy, nervous (said of a horse); 2) playful; 3) fickle.
4、最初主要是針對馬而言的；馬當然是奔跑、好動的，但同時也是很容易受驚的。
中文詞源
skittish 輕浮的，易變的，變幻莫測的來自古義 skit,輕快的跑，唐突無禮的女孩，引申詞義輕浮的，易變的，比喻義（市場）變幻 莫測的。
英文詞源
- skittish (adj.)
- early 15c., "very lively, frivolous," perhaps from Scandinavian base *skyt- (stem of Old Norse skjota "to shoot, launch, move quickly"), from PIE root *skeud- "to shoot, to chase, to throw, to project" (see shoot (v.)). Sense of "shy, nervous, apt to run" first recorded c. 1500, of horses. Related: Skittishly; skittishness.
雙語例句
- 1. The declining dollar gave heart to skittish investors.
- 美元的衰落給總是擔驚受怕的投資者們帶來了信心。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. She gets very skittish when her boy - friend is around.
- 她男朋友在場時,她就顯得格外輕佻.
來自互聯網
- 3. With consumers so skittish, service industries are not faring well either.
- 鑒于消費者如此易受波動, 服務業進展得亦不如人意.
來自互聯網
- 4. Skittish Americans are not the only ones worried about Chinese exports.
- 并不是僅有小心翼翼的美國人對中國出口產品感到憂慮.
來自互聯網
- 5. I won't have my son associating with skittish girls.
- 我不準我的兒子與輕佻的女孩交往.
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