skiver

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈskaɪvə/    美 /ˈskaɪvəɹ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A slacker. Commonwealth,Ireland,UK,informal
  2. One who uses a skive (or skives). Commonwealth,Ireland,UK,informal
  3. A truant; one who is absent without permission, especially from school. Commonwealth,Ireland,UK,informal
  4. A skewer. Commonwealth,Ireland,UK,dialectal,informal
  5. An inferior quality of leather, made of split sheepskin, tanned by immersion in sumac, and dyed, formerly used for hat linings, pocketbooks, bookbinding, etc. Commonwealth,Ireland,UK,informal
  6. The cutting tool or machine used in splitting leather or skins. Commonwealth,Ireland,UK,informal
动词 v.
  1. To skewer, impale. Commonwealth,Ireland,UK,dialectal,informal
    — […] it's I that wishes I could be sure 'twas malice, I'd skiver you, heels and elbows, on my sword, and roast you alive on that fire.

词形变化

skivers plural skivers plural skivers present,singular,third-person skivering participle,present skivered participle,past skivered past

词源

词源 1
From skive (“play truant”) + -er. Probably from French esquiver (“slink away”).
词源 2
From skive (“to shave”) + -er. Probably from Dutch schijf (“slice”), probably influenced by shive.
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