"small boat," 1570s, from French esquif (1540s), from Italian schifo "little boat," from a Germanic source (such as Old High German scif "boat;" see ship (n.)). Originally the small boat of a ship.
雙語例句
1. Huck, I'll take you right to it in a skiff.
哈克, 我馬上帶你劃小船過去.
來自英漢文學 - 湯姆歷險
2. " Pedrico is looking after the skiff and the gear.
“ 佩德里科在看守小船和打魚的家什.
來自英漢文學 - 老人與海
3. Tom Sawyer was in the skiff that bore Judge Thatcher.
湯姆-索亞和撒切爾法官同乘一條小艇.
來自英漢文學 - 湯姆歷險
4. " He is two feet longer than the skiff. " the old man said.
“ 它比這小船還長兩英尺, ” 老人說.
來自英漢文學 - 老人與海
5. A small bird came toward the skiff from the north.