insouciance 英 [ɪnˈsu:siəns]   美 [ɪnˈsusiəns, ˌæŋsuˈsjɑŋs]

insouciance

insouciance  英 [ɪnˈsu:siəns] 美 [ɪnˈsusiəns, ˌæŋsuˈsjɑŋs]

n. 无忧无虑;漫不经心;满不在乎 

名词复数:insouciances 

What struck me about the official's presentation, though, was a sense of indifference – insouciance was another word that sprang to mind – about what other governments think. 然而,这位官员的说法给我留下深刻印象的,是一种对其它政府想法的冷漠感——闯入我脑海的另一个词是满不在乎。

  • Insouciance is a feeling of careless indifference. There's a certain amount of lightheartedness in insouciance, but rather than merely being cheerful, someone with insouciance truly couldn't care less.
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  • n. 无忧无虑;漫不经心;满不在乎
  • 1. What struck me about the official's presentation, though, was a sense of indifference – insouciance was another word that sprang to mind – about what other governments think.

    然而,这位官员的说法给我留下深刻印象的,是一种对其它政府想法的冷漠感——闯入我脑海的另一个词是满不在乎。

  • insouciance (n.) 1820, from French insouciance "heedless indifference or unconcern," from insouciant "carelessness, thoughtlessness, heedlessness," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + souciant "caring," present participle of soucier "to care," from Latin sollicitare "to agitate" (see solicit).
in·sou·ci·ance / ɪnˈsuːsiəns ; NAmE ɪnˈsuːsiəns / noun [uncountable ] ( formal) the state of not being worried about anything 无忧无虑;漫不经心 SYN nonchalance She hid her worries behind an air of insouciance. 她掩饰着自己的烦恼,表现得无忧无虑。 in·sou·ci·ant / ɪnˈsuːsiənt ; NAmE ɪnˈsuːsiənt / adjective in·sou·ci·ance / ɪnˈsuːsiəns ; NAmE ɪnˈsuːsiəns / in·sou·ci·ant / ɪnˈsuːsiənt ; NAmE ɪnˈsuːsiənt /
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