flighty

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Given to unplanned and silly ideas or actions.
  2. That flies easily or often.
    — "We know that flighty birds suffer from greater risk of raptor predation, and I assume that it is useful to understand the effects of urbanization because flighty species may be more vulnerable to anthropogenic disturbance."
  3. Swift. dated
    — Permanent way and other checks then somewhat slowed down this flighty progress.

词形变化

flightier comparative flightiest superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
flightily flightiness unflighty

词源

From flight + -y. Compare Dutch vluchtig (“volatile; fleeting; cursory”), German flüchtig (“volatile; fleeting; momentary; quick”), Danish flygtig (“elusive; evasive”), Swedish flyktig.
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