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skirmish n.小战，小争吵 skirmish (n.) late 14c., from Old French escarmouche "skirmish," from Italian scaramuccia, earlier schermugio, probably from a Germanic source (compare Old High German skirmen "to protect, defend"), with a diminutive or depreciatory suffix, from Proto-Germanic *skerm-, from PIE *(s)ker- (1) "to cut" (see shear (v.)).Influenced in Middle English by a separate verb skirmysshen "to brandish a weapon," from Old French eskirmiss-, stem of eskirmir "to fence," from Frankish *skirmjan, from the same Germanic source. Compare scrimmage. Other modern Germanic forms have an additional diminutive affix: German scharmützel, Dutch schermutseling, Danish skjærmydsel. Skirmish-line attested by 1864.skirmish (v.) c.1200, from Old French escarmouchier, from Italian scaramucciare (see skirmish (n.)). Related: Skirmished; skirmishing. 【记】skirt miss 女学生丢了裙子引起同宿舍的怀疑与争吵

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['skə:miʃ] 【英】 n.小战，小争吵(a minor dispute or contest)【考】 skirmish : insignificance / duel : formality(小战的特点是不重要 /决斗的特点是正式)【例】 A skirmish between a wife and a husband is insignificant. n. 小战斗; 小口角【记】skir = skirt, mish读: 迷失－裙子丢了会引起夫妻之间的小口角.【类】skirmish: insignificance = duel: formality小口角不重要 = 决斗正式

单词	skirmish
音标	['skə:miʃ]
解释	n.小战，小争吵
红宝书	【英】 n.小战，小争吵(a minor dispute or contest) 【考】 skirmish : insignificance / duel : formality(小战的特点是不重要 /决斗的特点是正式) 【例】 A skirmish between a wife and a husband is insignificant.
字源	skirmish (n.) late 14c., from Old French escarmouche "skirmish," from Italian scaramuccia, earlier schermugio, probably from a Germanic source (compare Old High German skirmen "to protect, defend"), with a diminutive or depreciatory suffix, from Proto-Germanic skerm-, from PIE (s)ker- (1) "to cut" (see shear (v.)). Influenced in Middle English by a separate verb skirmysshen "to brandish a weapon," from Old French eskirmiss-, stem of eskirmir "to fence," from Frankish *skirmjan, from the same Germanic source. Compare scrimmage. Other modern Germanic forms have an additional diminutive affix: German scharmützel, Dutch schermutseling, Danish skjærmydsel. Skirmish-line attested by 1864. skirmish (v.) c.1200, from Old French escarmouchier, from Italian scaramucciare (see skirmish (n.)). Related: Skirmished; skirmishing.
不择手段背单词	n. 小战斗; 小口角【记】skir = skirt, mish读: 迷失－裙子丢了会引起夫妻之间的小口角. 【类】skirmish: insignificance = duel: formality小口角不重要 = 决斗正式
趣味全助记	【记】skirt miss 女学生丢了裙子引起同宿舍的怀疑与争吵

Skirmish French Germanic Insignificance Italian German Diminutive Skə:Miʃ