WILDERNESSの主人公夫婦は計画通りAKを倒し帰途のために無人島からカヌーで離れます。 They left the paddles in the bottom of the canoe when they docked. His arm hurt when he had to put weight on it to climb from the skittish canoe.
"skittish canoe" の "skittish" が分からないので辞書を見ます。
・Collins Dictionary: difficult to handle or predict: A masterful touch brought the skittish machine to heel; Gareth had lost only about a metre of foothold.
・Vocabulary.com: If you're skittish, you're unpredictable and excitable. You've probably seen skittish horses in parades - the loud noises and crowds of people make them very nervous and jumpy.
The adjective skittish isn't just for animals - humans can be skittish too. If you're sleeping in a haunted house, for example, you're likely to be skittish, jumping at every moving shadow. Skittish can also mean flighty in thought - like your boss who's skittish about giving you a raise and avoids discussing it. The word is thought to have come from the Scandinavian word skyt, meaning "very lively, frivolous."
元々御しがたい馬の形容に使った言葉の様です。
昨日は何十年ぶりに雪かきをしました。翌日は筋肉痛がでるかと思いましたが、毎日腕立て伏せをしているせいか身体のどこにも痛みはありません。これなら今日の仕事に支障はありません。
"skittish canoe" の "skittish" が分からないので辞書を見ます。
・Collins Dictionary: difficult to handle or predict: A masterful touch brought the skittish machine to heel; Gareth had lost only about a metre of foothold.
・Vocabulary.com: If you're skittish, you're unpredictable and excitable. You've probably seen skittish horses in parades - the loud noises and crowds of people make them very nervous and jumpy.
The adjective skittish isn't just for animals - humans can be skittish too. If you're sleeping in a haunted house, for example, you're likely to be skittish, jumping at every moving shadow. Skittish can also mean flighty in thought - like your boss who's skittish about giving you a raise and avoids discussing it. The word is thought to have come from the Scandinavian word skyt, meaning "very lively, frivolous."
元々御しがたい馬の形容に使った言葉の様です。
昨日は何十年ぶりに雪かきをしました。翌日は筋肉痛がでるかと思いましたが、毎日腕立て伏せをしているせいか身体のどこにも痛みはありません。これなら今日の仕事に支障はありません。
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