flippant

英 ['flɪp(ə)nt]美 ['flɪpənt]
  • adj. 轻率的；嘴碎的；没礼貌的
TEM8 GRE 扩展词汇

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。

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.

双语例句

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。
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2. Don't be flippant, damn it! This is serious!
该死，不要不当回事！这是很严肃的！
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3. It was a flippant and unfeeling remark.
这番话既轻率又无情。
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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。
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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。
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