shaky
英 ['ʃeɪkɪ]
美 ['ʃeki]
中文詞源
shaky 搖晃的,不穩的來自 shake,搖動,搖晃,-y,形容詞後綴。
英文詞源
- shaky (adj.)
- 1840, of handwriting; 1841 of persons, horses, and credit; 1850 of structures; from shake (v.) + -y (2). General sense of "uncertain, of questionable integrity" is from 1834. Earliest of trees or logs, "split, having fissures" (1808). Related: Shakily; shakiness.
雙語例句
- 1. Sensing she was on shaky ground, Marie changed the subject.
- 感到自己的觀點站不住腳,瑪麗於是換了個話題。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The Labor Department figures underscore the shaky state of the economic recovery.
- 勞工部的數據進一步印證了經濟複蘇狀況的不穩定。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. His speech was difficult to understand, his signature shaky and unrecognizable.
- 他的演說很難聽懂,他的簽名顫顫巍巍地無法識別。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. I'm afraid that this school year is off to a shaky start.
- 恐怕這學年一開學就不順。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The Prime Minister's political position is becoming increasingly shaky.
- 首相的政治地位正搖搖欲墜。
來自柯林斯例句