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单词 cavalier
释义
cavalier
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1adj 2n

Cavalier means snobby. Someone who is cavalier has a bad attitude and regards other people as inferior.
The word cavalier dates from mid-16th-century French, from the Latin caballus, meaning “horse.” If you have a cavalier attitude, you look down on other people — as if you are sitting on a very tall horse and other people are sitting down there on the ground.
WORD FAMILY
cavalier: cavalierly, cavaliers
USAGE EXAMPLES
But another reader, Daniel Orkwis, more or less counseled diners not to be cavalier about sending back wine once it’s been sampled and approved.
Washington Post(Dec 15, 2016)
As the cavalier, he was gallant and sure; as Drosselmeier he combined mystery and playfulness.
New York Times(Dec 29, 2016)
Democrats, meanwhile, chided Trump for being cavalier about a topic as sensitive as nuclear weapons.
Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016)
1
adj given to haughty disregard of others
Syn
high-handed
domineering
tending to domineer
2
n a gallant or courtly gentleman
Syn|Hyper
chevalier
male aristocrat
a man who is an aristocrat
Cavalier
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n

WORD FAMILY
Cavalier: Cavaliers
USAGE EXAMPLES
But Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James showed sympathy after her defeat.
The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017)
The Cavaliers were without shooting guard Mike Dunleavy because of a right ankle injury.
Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016)
Fleming’s father, John W Fleming, told the Columbus Dispatch the family and friends were attending a Cleveland Cavaliers basketball game.
The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016)
n a royalist supporter of Charles I during the English Civil War
Syn|Hyper
Royalist
monarchist, royalist
an advocate of the principles of monarchy
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