| 单词 | skittish |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['skitiʃ] |
| 解释 | adj. 轻浮的,轻佻的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj.轻浮的,轻佻的(c apricious; frivolous; not serious) |
| 字源 | 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. |
| 不择手段背单词 | 无 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】看成skirt + ish 穿裙子人的特点,女人特点,易惊恐,害羞 |
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