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，瑪麗于是換了個話題。
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復蘇狀況的不穩(wěn)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.