How do you use "skirt" in a sentence?

She wore a long black skirt to the interview. The path skirts the edge of the lake. He skirted around the question without giving a direct answer.

skirt

Q: What does "skirt" mean?

A women's garment; to go around the edge As a noun, a skirt is a garment hanging from the waist, typically worn by women and girls. As a verb, 'to skirt' means to go around the edge of something, or to avoid dealing with a subject directly (to skirt around the issue).

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Significado: A women's garment; to go around the edge

裙子；绕过

falda; rodear

スカート；回避する

스커트; 가장자리를 돌아가다

As a noun, a skirt is a garment hanging from the waist, typically worn by women and girls. As a verb, 'to skirt' means to go around the edge of something, or to avoid dealing with a subject directly (to skirt around the issue).

作为名词，skirt是一种从腰部垂下的服装，通常由女性和女孩穿着。作为动词，'to skirt'意味着绕过某物的边缘，或避免直接处理某个主题（回避问题）。

Como sustantivo, una falda es una prenda que cuelga de la cintura, típicamente usada por mujeres y niñas. Como verbo, «to skirt» significa rodear el borde de algo, o evitar tratar un tema directamente (evadir el tema).

名詞として、skirtはウエストから垂れ下がる衣服で、通常女性や女の子が着用します。動詞として、「to skirt」は何かの端を回ること、または主題を直接扱うことを避けること（問題を回避する）を意味します。

명사로서 skirt는 허리에서 아래로 늘어지는 의복으로, 주로 여성과 소녀가 착용합니다. 동사로서 'to skirt'는 무언가의 가장자리를 돌아가거나, 주제를 직접적으로 다루는 것을 피하는 것(skirt around the issue)을 의미합니다.

Ejemplos

She wore a long black skirt to the interview.
她穿着一条黑色长裙去面试。
Ella llevó una falda negra larga a la entrevista.
彼女は面接に長い黒いスカートを着て行きました。
그녀는 면접에 긴 검은색 스커트를 입고 갔습니다.
The path skirts the edge of the lake.
小路沿着湖边延伸。
El camino bordea el lago.
小道は湖の端に沿っています。
오솔길은 호수의 가장자리를 따라 이어집니다.
He skirted around the question without giving a direct answer.
他回避了这个问题，没有给出直接的回答。
Él evadió la pregunta sin dar una respuesta directa.
彼は直接答えを出さずに質問を避けました。
그는 직접적인 대답을 하지 않고 질문을 피해 갔습니다.

Pronunciación

Guía de uso

Contexto: general

Tono: neutral

Origen e historia

From Old Norse 'skyrta' meaning 'a shirt, tunic', from Proto-Germanic 'skurtjon' (a short garment). Related to 'shirt' — both originally meant the same garment. The lower-body garment sense developed because shirts were long enough to cover the legs.

Contexto cultural

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

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