flippant
flippant 英 [ˈflɪpənt] 美 [ˈflɪpənt]
adj. 轻率的
a flippant answer, a flippant attitude 轻率的回答；轻浮的态度
Sorry, I didn't mean to sound flippant. 对不起，我并不是故意油嘴滑舌的。
- When a parent scolds a teenager for missing a curfew or blowing off a test and the teen snaps back, "Whatever," you could say the teen is being flippant. His reply was casual to the point of sarcasm and disrespect.
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- adj. 轻率的
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1. a flippant answer, a flippant attitude
轻率的回答；轻浮的态度
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2. Sorry, I didn't mean to sound flippant.
对不起，我并不是故意油嘴滑舌的。
- 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.
flip·pant / ˈflɪpənt ; NAmE ˈflɪpənt / ( also informal flip ) adjective showing that you do not take sth as seriously as other people think you should 轻率的 ◆ a flippant answer/attitude 轻率的回答；轻浮的态度 ◆ Sorry, I didn't mean to sound flippant. 对不起，我并不是故意油嘴滑舌的。 ▶ flip·pancy / ˈflɪpənsi ; NAmE ˈflɪpənsi / noun [uncountable ] flip·pant·ly / ˈflɪpəntli ; NAmE ˈflɪpəntli / adverb flip·pant / ˈflɪpənt ; NAmE ˈflɪpənt / flip·pancy / ˈflɪpənsi ; NAmE ˈflɪpənsi / flip·pant·ly / ˈflɪpəntli ; NAmE ˈflɪpəntli /
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