| 单词 | nonchalant |
| 释义 | nonchalant (once / 2269 pages) adj If your friend is acting cool, unconcerned or in an indifferent manner, call him nonchalant — like when he saunters by a group of whispering, giggling girls and just nods and says, "Hey." If you act nonchalant, you are literally acting cool, as nonchalant traces back to non- "not" and Latin calēre "to be warm." Isn't that cool? Sometimes, a nonchalant person acts indifferent or uninterested, but really cares very much. If you give a girl a nonchalant smile, you definitely want her to notice you! Even though it begins with non, nonchalant has no positive form — chalant is not a word. WORD FAMILYnonchalant: nonchalance, nonchalantly USAGE EXAMPLES“Postcards From the Edge” was Ms. Fisher’s roman à clef that portrayed Ms. Reynolds as a kind of nonchalant, casually narcissistic gorgon of a mother. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) I would act nonchalant and just express my opinion, and people believed me. New York Times(Dec 23, 2016) South Carolina’s residents remained peaceful following the Scott shooting, but to nonchalant bureaucracy peace appears to be identical to passivity. The New Yorker(Dec 07, 2016) adj marked by blithe unconcern drove his car with nonchalant abandon was polite in a teasing nonchalant manner Syn casual, insouciant unconcerned lacking in interest or care or feeling |
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