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Skittish Shoot Skitiʃ Adj 轻浮的,轻佻的 英 Adj.轻浮的,轻佻的(C Apricious

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.
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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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