If you call someone flighty, you mean their mind will not sit still. They like a person, a plan, or an idea today, and they have already gone tomorrow.

If you call someone flighty如果你說某人flighty you mean意思是 their mind他們的心 will not sit still靜不下來 today今天 they like喜歡 a person, a plan, or an idea一個人、一個計畫、或一個想法 tomorrow到了明天 they have already gone就已經變了

It is not a kind word. It says this person is light, quick to leave, hard to count on.

It這 is not不是 a kind word好聽的字眼 It這詞 says說的是 this person這個人 light輕浮、 quick to leave很快就走、 hard to count on又靠不住

English has often used it about women, which is unfair and rather old, but that colour is still in the word. A flighty student is not the same as a curious one: curiosity stays with a thing long enough to learn it.

English英文 has often used常常拿 it這個詞 about women來形容女性 which這樣 is unfair並不公平 and也 rather old有點過時 but但 that colour這種色彩 is still還留在 in the word詞裡 A flighty studentflighty的學生 is not the same as跟...不一樣 a curious one好奇的學生 curiosity好奇心 stays with a thing會在一件事上停留 long enough夠久 to learn it直到學會為止

Flighty is “here, then gone.” Though actually, the flight inside this word is not an aeroplane. It is the older picture of taking flight — flying off, not staying.

Flighty這個詞 is是「here, then gone」「一下子在，一下子不見」 Though actually不過其實 the flight inside this word這詞裡的flight is不是指 an aeroplane飛機 It它 is指的是 the older picture of taking flight比較古早的飛起來畫面 flying off飛走離開 not staying不留下

Dutch vluchtig, German flüchtig, Danish flygtig, and Swedish flyktig sit in the same family of meaning: something that will not last, that slips away.

Dutch vluchtig荷蘭語的vluchtig German flüchtig德語的flüchtig Danish flygtig丹麥語的flygtig and還有 Swedish flyktig瑞典語的flyktig sit in the same family of meaning都屬於同一個意義家族 something that will not last指不會持久 that slips away、會溜走的東西

In careful talk now, many people avoid flighty, because it can punch down, especially at girls. If you only need the idea, “they change their mind a lot” is clearer and kinder.

In careful talk now現在講究用詞時 many people很多人 avoid會避免用 flighty這個詞 because因為 it它 can punch down可能會欺負弱者 especially尤其 at girls針對女生 If you only need the idea如果你只需要這個意思 「they change their mind a lot」「他們常常改變心意」 is更 clearer清楚 and也 kinder友善