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offhand

美[ˌɔːf'hænd]  英[ˌɒf'hænd]
adj.  即时的;未经准备的;唐突无礼的
adv.  即时地;未经思索地;随便地
  副词:offhandedly  名词:offhandedness
  近义词:extemporaneous,unprepared,impromptu,unrehearsed,improvised,spontaneous,informal,casual,nonchalant,easygoing,indifferent,offhanded,offhandedly,ad-lib,extempore,off-the-cuff,extemporary,

英英释义

Adjective
  1. with little or no preparation or forethought;

    "his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment" "an extemporaneous piano recital" "an extemporary lecture" "an extempore skit" "an impromptu speech" "offhand excuses" "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring" "an off-the-cuff toast" "a few unrehearsed comments"

  2. casually thoughtless or inconsiderate;

    "an offhand manner" "she treated most men with offhand contempt"

Adverb
  1. without previous thought or preparation;

    "couldn't give the figures offhand" "we decided offhand to go to Canada" "she had made these remarks offhandedly"

  2. in a casually inconsiderate manner;

    "replied offhand, his mind a million miles away" "she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter"

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. But this offhand explanation was not strictly true.不过这个搪塞的解释并不完全正确。
  2. There was something in his offhand remarks.他随口说出的话里倒也有些道理。
  3. I don't like his offhand manner.我不喜欢他那粗鲁的态度。
用作副词(adv.)
  1. I can't give the answer offhand.我不能即刻给出答复。
  2. I can't tell offhand how much it will cost.我不能立刻告诉你它值多少钱。
  3. It is too great a thing for me to decide offhand.这件事太重大了,不是仓猝之间就能决定的。
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