flippant
英 ['flɪp(ə)nt]
美['flɪpənt]
- adj. 轻率的;嘴碎的;没礼貌的
词态变化
副词: flippantly;名词: flippancy;
助记提示
1. flip: 无礼的、轻率的、油腔滑调的。
2. flip双写p加-ant.
3. 谐音“非礼拍她”-----没有礼貌地拍她。
2. flip双写p加-ant.
3. 谐音“非礼拍她”-----没有礼貌地拍她。
中文词源
flippant 轻率的
来自flip, 轻率的,鲁莽的。
英英释意
- 1. showing inappropriate levity
英文词源
- flippant (adj.)
- c. 1600, "talkative, nimble in talk;" 1670s, "displaying unbecoming levity," apparently an extended form of flip (v.). The ending is perhaps modeled on other adjectives in -ant or a relic of the Middle English present participle ending -inde. Shortened form flip is attested from 1847. Related: Flippantly.
实用场景例句
- a flippant answer/attitude
- 轻率的回答;轻浮的态度
牛津词典
- Sorry, I didn't mean to sound flippant.
- 对不起,我并不是故意油嘴滑舌的。
牛津词典
- Don't be flippant, damn it! This is serious!...
- 该死,不要不当回事!这是很严肃的!
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He now dismisses that as a flippant comment.
- 他现在把那当作轻率的随口一说不再理会了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He encouraged her to speak her mind , to be flippant and daring.
- 他鼓励她有什么说什么, 随便说,不拘束.
飘(部分)
- In the strenuous world it is the only safeguard of the flippant.
- 在一个狂热的世界里,它是绕舌人唯一的防御.
辞典例句
- John was offended by the doctor's flippant attitude.
- 约翰被医生轻率的态度而激怒.
辞典例句
- How people can be so flippant with money.
- 一个人怎么可以在钱的问题上这样轻率.
期刊摘选
- In my long answer, I try to be a little less flippant.
- 至于我的长答案, 我尽量不罗唆.
期刊摘选
- She gave him a flippant answer.
- 她给了他一个无礼的答复.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- It might seem flippant and cynical but one questions the relevance of the product in itself.
- 我这个问题可能有一些没礼貌和过于随便,不过我对于产品本身有一点疑问.
期刊摘选
- He is content to draw the most flippant of morals from the story.
- 他满足于从故事中引出最轻率的教训.
辞典例句
- John was offended by the doctor flippant attitude.
- 约翰被医生“轻率”的态度而激怒.
期刊摘选
- The girl is flippant in behavior.
- 那个姑娘举止轻佻.
期刊摘选
- Her flippant tone irked him.
- 她轻佻的语调使他很生气。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- Don't be flippant, damn it! This is serious!
- 该死,不要不当回事!这是很严肃的!
柯林斯例句
- It was a flippant and unfeeling remark.
- 这番话既轻率又无情。
柯林斯例句
- Don't be flippant, damn it! This is serious.
- 别不当回事,该死!这可不是闹着玩儿的事。
柯林斯例句
- He now dismisses that as a flippant comment.
- 他现在把那当作轻率的随口一说不再理会了。
柯林斯例句