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flippant

英 ['flɪp(ə)nt] 美 ['flɪpənt]

解释

adj. 轻率的；嘴碎的；没礼貌的

※ 提供单词"flippant"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

flippant 轻率的

来自flip, 轻率的，鲁莽的。

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.

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例句和用法

1. I didn't mean any offence. It was a flippant, off-the-cuff remark.: 我本无意冒犯，那不过是句脱口而出的冒失话。

2. Don't be flippant, damn it! This is serious!: 该死，不要不当回事！这是很严肃的！

3. It was a flippant and unfeeling remark.: 这番话既轻率又无情。

4. 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。

5. 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。