(of people and animals) nervous or easily frightened(人或動物)不安的,易受驚的
My horse is very skittish, so I have to keep him away from traffic.我的馬很容易受驚,因此我得讓它遠離車流。
Investors are skittish about the impact of an economic downturn.投資者對經濟衰退所産生的影響感到不安。
(of a person) not serious and likely to change their beliefs or opinions often(人)易變的;反複無常的
Marilyn was like a child, playful and skittish one moment, sulky and withdrawn the next.瑪麗蓮真像個孩子,一會兒頑皮活潑,一會兒又會怏怏不快、沉默不語。