| 释义 |
non·cha·lant
\-nt\ adjective
Etymology: French, from Old French, from present participle of nonchaloir to disregard, make light of, from non- non- (I) + chaloir to be of interest to, concern, from Latin calēre to be warm — more at lee
: marked by or reflecting an attitude of nonchalance : having a manner or air of jaunty unconcern or indifference : unruffled, imperturbable
< a hastily assumed air of nonchalant confidence — J.B.Priestley >
< drove the car with nonchalant abandon >
< nonchalant amid the booming of guns >
Synonyms: see cool |