单词 | cavalier |
释义 | cavalier (once / 1648 pages) 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 FAMILYcavalier: cavalierly, cavaliers USAGE EXAMPLESBut 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 2Syn high-handed domineering tending to domineer n a gallant or courtly gentleman Syn|Hyper chevalier male aristocrat a man who is an aristocrat Cavalier (once / 2475 pages) n WORD FAMILY Cavalier: Cavaliers USAGE EXAMPLESBut 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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