| 单词 | nonchalance |
| 释义 | nonchalance (once / 5378 pages) n Nonchalance is a casual lack of concern, a relaxed state without anxiety or enthusiasm. Like how you'd act if the girl you've had a secret crush on since grade school asks you to the prom. (Or maybe not.) It's hard to achieve nonchalance. If you're like most people, there's always going to be something that will rattle you. And you can forget about behaving with chalance, because chalance isn't a word. Sometimes you hear people say that so-and-so acted with "studied nonchalance," which means to sort of fake it. Oddly, the word's origins go back to the Latin calere, which is the same word as the root of calorie. A calorie is a unit of energy, and to act with nonchalance is to refrain from showing too much energy or excitement, so actually, it makes sense. WORD FAMILYnonchalant: nonchalance, nonchalantly USAGE EXAMPLESThey began meeting once a week for drinks, dates and sleeping over, always with a show of nonchalance. The Guardian(Dec 17, 2016) Talking to reporters on other newspapers was sometimes difficult too, if you wanted to conform to the required “savvy” nonchalance of the modern profession. The Guardian(Nov 13, 2016) The nonchalance of the former Tri-Pro Forest Products employee and father of five children disguised very real stress. Washington Times(Nov 12, 2016) n the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern Syn|Hyper indifference, unconcern carefreeness the trait of being without worry or responsibility |
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