Scatty is a British, informal word for someone who often forgets or loses things because they are not being sensible or practical — the same neighbourhood of meaning as scatterbrained.

Scattyscatty is a British, informal word是個英式口語詞 for someone who often forgets or loses things形容一個常常忘東忘西、弄丟東西的人 because they are not being sensible or practical因為他們不夠理智或不夠實際 — the same neighbourhood of meaning as scatterbrained意思跟scatterbrained差不多

A scatty person mixes up days, cannot find the bus pass, walks into a room and cannot remember why.

A scatty personscatty的人 mixes up days會搞混日期 cannot find the bus pass找不到公車卡 walks into a room and cannot remember why走進房間卻忘了自己要幹嘛

It is usually said with a smile, not as a hard insult. You hear it from British speakers more than from American ones; Americans nearly always say scatterbrained, or something like ditzy, instead.

It這個字 is usually said with a smile通常是帶著笑意說的 not as a hard insult不是很兇的罵人話。You hear it from British speakers more than from American ones你比較會從英國人口中聽到 Americans美國人 nearly always say scatterbrained, or something like ditzy, instead則幾乎都說scatterbrained或ditzy之類的字

It can sound a little homely or old-fashioned — a parent, a novel, a chat — not a word for a school report.

It這個字 can sound a little homely or old-fashioned可能聽起來有點家常或老派 — a parent, a novel, a chat像父母、小說、聊天會用 not a word for a school report不是寫在成績報告裡的字

Though actually, it is about daily muddle, not about a sharp tongue. That other word is catty, and it is not this one.

Though actually不過其實 it is about daily muddle它講的是日常的迷糊 not about a sharp tongue不是講尖酸刻薄。That other word那個容易搞混的字 is cattycatty and it is not this one不是這個字