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offhandedness

英[ˌɒf'hænd] 美[ˌɔːf'hænd]
  • 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

详细释义

Adjective:
  1. 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"

  2. casually thoughtless or inconsiderate;

    "an offhand manner"
    "she treated most men with offhand contempt"

Adverb:
  1. without previous thought or preparation;

    "couldn't give the figures offhand"
    "we decided offhand to go to Canada"
    "she had made these remarks offhandedly"

  2. in a casually inconsiderate manner;

    "replied offhand, his mind a million miles away"
    "she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter"

双语例句

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. But this offhand explanation was not strictly true.
      不过这个搪塞的解释并不完全正确。
    2. There was something in his offhand remarks.
      他随口说出的话里倒也有些道理。
    3. I don't like his offhand manner.
      我不喜欢他那粗鲁的态度。
    用作副词 (adv.)
    1. I can't give the answer offhand.
      我不能即刻给出答复。
    2. I can't tell offhand how much it will cost.
      我不能立刻告诉你它值多少钱。
    3. 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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