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单词 blasé
释义
blasébla‧sé /ˈblɑːzeɪ $ blɑːˈzeɪ/ adjective Word Origin
WORD ORIGINblasé
Origin:
1800-1900 French past participle of blaser ‘to make tired with too much of something’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • A trip to Disneyland excited even my blasé teenagers.
  • Despite his air of blasé , there was something childlike and curious about Andy Warhol.
  • I was surprised by Carol's blasé attitude.
  • People have become blasé about the violence they see on their TV screens.
  • She used to be very meticulous about her work but she's becoming very blasé.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Health experts would undoubtedly argue that Sara's blasé attitude makes her a prime target for infection.
  • Her whole air was arrogant and blasé.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatornot caring about something
not worried or not caring about something, especially when you would normally expect someone to care: · It was strange. They threatened to fire him, but he seemed quite unconcerned.unconcerned about: · She seemed unconcerned about the risk of violence.· They appeared completely unconcerned about the shelling going on around them.
not seeming to care about what is happening, especially about other people's problems or feelings: · Her father was quite friendly, but her mother seemed somewhat cold and indifferent.indifferent to: · His opponents have tried to characterize him as indifferent to the concerns of the working class.
not interested in anything or not caring about anything, and not making any effort to change or improve things: · The voters have become increasingly apathetic over the last several years.apathetic about: · Parents are completely apathetic about their children's education and show little interest in it.
not caring or worrying about something that other people think is important: · She used to be very meticulous about her work but she's becoming very blasé.· I was surprised by Carol's blasé attitude.· Despite his air of blasé , there was something childlike and curious about Andy Warhol.blasé about: · People have become blasé about the violence they see on their TV screens.
seeming not to care or pretending not to care about something: · She hurried into the room with no more than a casual glance in our direction.casual attitude (casual toward/about something): · He had a casual attitude toward studying and grades.
not caring or seeming not to care about something or someone: offhand with: · The store manager was rather offhand with us at first.· She said you were a bit offhand with her this afternoon.offhand reply/manner/ attitude etc: · I didn't like his offhand manner.
seeming not to care about something, especially when you really do care but are trying to pretend that you do not: · a nonchalant attitude· "I'm sorry I'm so late. Have you been waiting long?" he asked. She gave a nonchalant shrug.try to appear/look nonchalant: · When Peter came in, she glanced up, trying to appear nonchalant.
not worried or excited about things that most people think are important, impressive etcblasé about He’s very blasé about money now that he’s got that job.
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