skittish的词源

英文词源

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.

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。

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