skittish
- IPA[ˈskɪtɪʃ]
英式
- (of an animal, especially a horse) nervous or excitable; easily scared;(of a person) playfully frivolous or unpredictable
- 釋義
形容詞
- 1. (of an animal, especially a horse) nervous or excitable; easily scared a skittish chestnut mare the birds are skittish and will take flight when disturbed 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of a person) playfully frivolous or unpredictable Ripley had been travelling the world ever since moving to New York as a skittish newspaper reporter 同義詞 反義詞
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- IPA[ˈskidiSH]
美式
- (of an animal, especially a horse) nervous or excitable; easily scared: a skittish chestnut mare the birds are skittish and will take flight when disturbed
Oxford American Dictionary