- 1漫不經心的、一副無所謂的
If someone is nonchalant, they look and act as if they are not interested and not worried. A nonchalant person may shrug, speak lightly, or smile a small smile while everyone else is tense. English speakers often use it when the calm feels a bit too cool: “He was nonchalant about the broken window” can carry a tiny complaint — he should have cared more. It is not a rude word, but it is not always praise either. Teenagers and adults both use it; it is common in stories and in talk about attitude. It is the adjective; the matching noun is , and the adverb is nonchalantly. The French root sits on “not” plus “to be warm”: not getting warm about the matter.
組成Borrowed from French nonchalant, from Old French nonchaloir (“to be unconcerned”), from non- (“not”) + chaloir (“to have concern for”), from Latin nōn (“not”) + calēre (“to be warm”).
同家族的字
- nonchalancethe matching noun
- nonchalantlythe adverb, nonchalant + -ly
- caloriesame Latin heat root: calēre / calor, “to be warm / heat”
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
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nonchalantadj/ˈnɒn.ʃəl.ənt/
- 1
Casually calm and relaxed.
- We handled the whole frenetic situation with a nonchalant attitude.
- On the other hand, to arrive after dusk, when the multitude of garish little public-houses are lit up, giving glimpses of crowded jostling bars and taprooms, is an introduction to a fine city well calculated to affect even the most nonchalant.
- 2
Indifferent; unconcerned; behaving as if detached.
- He is far too nonchalant about such a serious matter.
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