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.
例文
1. The declining dollar gave heart to skittish investors.
ドルの下落は、いつも恐れている投資家たちに自信をもたらした。
2.She gets very skittish when her boy-friend is around.
彼氏がいると、彼女はとても軽薄に見える。
3.With consumers so skittish ，service industries are not faring well either.
消費者がこのように変動を受けやすいことを考慮すると、サービス業は人意にも及ばないほど進んでいる。
4. Skittish American are not the only ones worried about Chinese exports.
慎重な米国人だけが中国の輸出品を心配しているわけではない。
5.I won 't have my son associating with skittish girls.