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

adj

When a parent scolds a teenager for missing a curfew or blowing off a test and the teen snaps back, "Whatever," you could say the teen is being flippant. His reply was casual to the point of sarcasm and disrespect.

When it first showed up in the English language around the 17th century, flippant meant glib and talkative. But over the years it has developed a more negative connotation. Today flippant is used to describe a blasé attitude or comment in a situation that calls for seriousness. Make a flippant comment about your friend's mother and the odds are good that they'll be offended.

WORD FAMILY

flippant: flippancy, flippantly+/flippancy: flippancies

USAGE EXAMPLES

The tone of the campaign and some of the online comment may be flippant, but the issue is a serious one.

BBC(Dec 19, 2016)

But the comments on the U.S. anthem verged on the flippant.

Washington Post(Nov 29, 2016)

But to properly begin to grapple with them requires actual work and scholarship — not flippant, quasi-informed opinion.

Salon(Nov 29, 2016)

adj showing inappropriate levity

Syn

light-minded
frivolous

not serious in content or attitude or behavior

单词	flippant
释义	flippant (once / 2477 pages) adj When a parent scolds a teenager for missing a curfew or blowing off a test and the teen snaps back, "Whatever," you could say the teen is being flippant. His reply was casual to the point of sarcasm and disrespect. When it first showed up in the English language around the 17th century, flippant meant glib and talkative. But over the years it has developed a more negative connotation. Today flippant is used to describe a blasé attitude or comment in a situation that calls for seriousness. Make a flippant comment about your friend's mother and the odds are good that they'll be offended. WORD FAMILY flippant: flippancy, flippantly+/flippancy: flippancies USAGE EXAMPLES The tone of the campaign and some of the online comment may be flippant, but the issue is a serious one. BBC(Dec 19, 2016) But the comments on the U.S. anthem verged on the flippant. Washington Post(Nov 29, 2016) But to properly begin to grapple with them requires actual work and scholarship — not flippant, quasi-informed opinion. Salon(Nov 29, 2016) adj showing inappropriate levity Syn light-minded frivolous not serious in content or attitude or behavior
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