offhandedness是什么意思

2023-12-17 11:39:16

offhandedness

美[ˌɔːfhænd] 英[ˌɒfhænd]

adj. 即时的；未经准备的；唐突无礼的

adv. 即时地；未经思索地；随便地

副词：offhandedly 名词：offhandedness

近义词：extemporaneous，unprepared，impromptu，unrehearsed，improvised，spontaneous，informal，casual，nonchalant，easygoing，indifferent，offhanded，offhandedly，ad-lib，extempore，off-the-cuff，extemporary，

英英释义

Adjective

with little or no preparation or forethought;
"his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment" "an extemporaneous piano recital" "an extemporary lecture" "an extempore skit" "an impromptu speech" "offhand excuses" "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring" "an off-the-cuff toast" "a few unrehearsed comments"
casually thoughtless or inconsiderate;
"an offhand manner" "she treated most men with offhand contempt"

Adverb

without previous thought or preparation;
"couldnt give the figures offhand" "we decided offhand to go to Canada" "she had made these remarks offhandedly"
in a casually inconsiderate manner;
"replied offhand, his mind a million miles away" "she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter"

例句

用作形容词(adj.)

But this offhand explanation was not strictly true.不过这个搪塞的解释并不完全正确。
There was something in his offhand remarks.他随口说出的话里倒也有些道理。
I dont like his offhand manner.我不喜欢他那粗鲁的态度。

用作副词(adv.)

I cant give the answer offhand.我不能即刻给出答复。
I cant tell offhand how much it will cost.我不能立刻告诉你它值多少钱。
It is too great a thing for me to decide offhand.这件事太重大了,不是仓猝之间就能决定的。

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