英语词汇“flippancy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

not behaving or speaking seriously► flippant

not being serious about something that should be taken seriously, so that people think you do not care: · People ask me if I'm related to him, and my answer is usually a flippant "No, but I wish I were."· When asked what is wrong with the economy, analysts reply "Not enough money." This answer is not as flippant as it sounds.· Sorry if that sounded flippant or heartless - it wasn't meant to be.

► playful

actions or behaviour that are playful are not serious, but they are fun and friendly: · He gave me a playful slap on the shoulder.· She tried to sound playful but somehow the words came out the wrong way.

► facetious

making jokes or trying to be funny in a clever or unkind way that people think is annoying: · At the risk of sounding facetious, who really cares about what happens?· The speech saying drug users should be shot was clearly facetious, but it contained a serious point.

► tongue-in-cheek

a remark, statement etc that is tongue-in-cheek is intended as a joke but is said or written in a serious or sincere way: · His tongue-in-cheek articles are brilliantly funny and very political.· "This just shows you what a great coach I am," said Braden, tongue-in-cheek.

单词	flippancy
释义	flippantflip‧pant /ˈflɪpənt/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINflippant Origin: 1600-1700 ➔ FLIP1 Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Kalb gave a flippant answer to the question. People ask me if I'm related to him, and my answer is usually a flippant "No, but I wish I were." Sorry if that sounded flippant or heartless - it wasn't meant to be. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Despite the slightly flippant tone I have adopted, this essay is based on hard science. He did not mind being flippant about New York, but disliked to hear any one else take the same tone. If I am flippant, it's perhaps because nearly all these books are awkward about the limitations of psychology. That's not a flippant answer. This consideration was not a flippant one. Under that flippant attitude he liked to show at Park Crescent was a mind like quicksilver. You're not really ridiculing the anger I experience at your flippant pseudo-feminist attitude. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatornot behaving or speaking seriously► flippant not being serious about something that should be taken seriously, so that people think you do not care: · People ask me if I'm related to him, and my answer is usually a flippant "No, but I wish I were."· When asked what is wrong with the economy, analysts reply "Not enough money." This answer is not as flippant as it sounds.· Sorry if that sounded flippant or heartless - it wasn't meant to be. ► playful actions or behaviour that are playful are not serious, but they are fun and friendly: · He gave me a playful slap on the shoulder.· She tried to sound playful but somehow the words came out the wrong way. ► facetious making jokes or trying to be funny in a clever or unkind way that people think is annoying: · At the risk of sounding facetious, who really cares about what happens?· The speech saying drug users should be shot was clearly facetious, but it contained a serious point. ► tongue-in-cheek a remark, statement etc that is tongue-in-cheek is intended as a joke but is said or written in a serious or sincere way: · His tongue-in-cheek articles are brilliantly funny and very political.· "This just shows you what a great coach I am," said Braden, tongue-in-cheek. not being serious about something that other people think you should be serious about: a rather flippant remarkflippant about You shouldn’t be flippant about such things.—flippantly adverb—flippancy noun [uncountable]: This is no time for flippancy.
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