offhand
英 [ˌɒfˈhænd] 美 [ˌɔfˈhænd]

adj.

不友好的，不礼貌的，简慢的；

adv.

即席地，未经核实地；

英英释义

offhand[ 'ɔfhænd, 'ɔ:- ]

• adj.
  • with little or no preparation or forethought

    "offhand excuses"; "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"

    同义词：ad-libextemporaneousextemporaryextemporeimpromptuoffhandedoff-the-cuffunrehearsed

  • casually thoughtless or inconsiderate

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

    同义词：offhanded

• adv.
  • without previous thought or preparation

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

    同义词：offhandedoffhandedly

  • in a casually inconsiderate manner

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

    同义词：offhandedoffhandedly

双语例句

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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