记忆方法
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 + 双写t + -ish.
3、1) shy, nervous (said of a horse); 2) playful; 3) fickle.
4、最初主要是针对马而言的；马当然是奔跑、好动的，但同时也是很容易受惊的。
2、skit + 双写t + -ish.
3、1) shy, nervous (said of a horse); 2) playful; 3) fickle.
4、最初主要是针对马而言的；马当然是奔跑、好动的，但同时也是很容易受惊的。
中文词源
skittish 轻浮的，易变的，变幻莫测的
来自古义 skit,轻快的跑，唐突无礼的女孩，引申词义轻浮的，易变的，比喻义（市场）变幻 莫测的。
英语词源
- 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.
权威例句
- 1. The declining dollar gave heart to skittish investors.
- 美元的衰落给总是担惊受怕的投资者们带来了信心。
- 2. She gets very skittish when her boy - friend is around.
- 她男朋友在场时,她就显得格外轻佻.
- 3. With consumers so skittish, service industries are not faring well either.
- 鉴于消费者如此易受波动, 服务业进展得亦不如人意.
- 4. Skittish Americans are not the only ones worried about Chinese exports.
- 并不是仅有小心翼翼的美国人对中国出口产品感到忧虑.
- 5. I won't have my son associating with skittish girls.
- 我不准我的儿子与轻佻的女孩交往.
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