| 词汇 | flippantly |
| 释义 | flippantly adverb uk /ˈflɪp.ənt.li/ us /ˈflɪp.ənt.li/ in a way that is not serious about a serious subject, in an attempt to be funny or to appear clever: 轻率地;浮夸地 She was very tempted to answer flippantly. I would not make that comment flippantly.我不会轻率地作出这种评论。 See flippant I do not say this flippantly, but with genuine regret. I make the point flippantly, but there is a serious issue here. "So, how much do you think I'm worth?" she asked, flippantly. Not showing careful thought airily airiness airy bang something out bash bash something out frivolously ill-conceived incaution incautious incautiously off the cuffidiom pat preconceived shallow shallowly shallowness shoot from the hipidiom unreflective unthinking Examples of flippantlyflippantly The fact that subjects feel so strongly about their choices disconfirms the hypothesis that subjects choose randomly or flippantly. If we deal with such matters wantonly and flippantly we are not merely betraying ourselves; we are betraying something greater than ourselves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I say that not flippantly, not as a laughing matter, but to illustrate the humiliation that we are facing today. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Of course, publishers will not flippantly make their choice to be tried by jury, with the possible penalty of imprisonment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The matter was dismissed by him as flippantly as that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those are not numbers that we can dismiss flippantly; they are significant. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was seen as an extra bulwark against a theatre being flippantly changed into something else. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I thought that she was flippantly irresponsible in her handling of the subject. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One patient was arrested for speaking flippantly to the raiders. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Too many men flippantly attribute it to "female provocation"or even"a perk of marriage". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Much has been said at times, rather flippantly, about where the legal profession stands and where it should stand. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is no good him talking flippantly, as he does, about absenteeism. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not make this point flippantly though it has its comic aspects. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But there is no doubt that the women's organisations did not treat it flippantly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Perhaps we, in the profession, more than those outside—but probably the public too—are apt to regard divorce somewhat light-heartedly and flippantly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of flippantly These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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