| 单词 | insouciance |
| 释义 | insouciance (once / 18584 pages) n Insouciance is a feeling of careless indifference. There's a certain amount of lightheartedness in insouciance, but rather than merely being cheerful, someone with insouciance truly couldn't care less. Insouciance has roots in the French in, meaning not, and se soucier, meaning "to care," giving the English word its "uncaring" meaning. Insouciance can be a positive state — like the childlike insouciance you feel when you are watching cartoons instead of paying your bills. However, insouciance is not always so sunny. Young voters are often accused of treating the right to vote with insouciance, meaning they just can't be bothered. WORD FAMILYinsouciance: insouciances+/insouciant: insouciance, insouciantly USAGE EXAMPLESFrance makes a strong case for the staggering insouciance of government at all levels, especially in the early years. New York Times(Nov 21, 2016) The book is propelled by the breakneck velocity and scattershot jokiness of Mr. Fountain’s prose, but neither frenzy nor insouciance is exactly Mr. Lee’s speed. New York Times(Nov 10, 2016) Whoever wins the US presidency, such insouciance will be hard to justify beyond January’s inauguration day. The Guardian(Oct 27, 2016) n the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you Syn|Hyper carefreeness, lightheartedness, lightsomeness blitheness, cheerfulness a feeling of spontaneous good spirits |
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