flippant

英 [ˈflɪpənt]

美 [ˈflɪpənt]

adj. 轻率的

GRE TEM8

BNC.19945 / COCA.28095

牛津词典

adj.

轻率的
showing that you do not take sth as seriously as other people think you should
1. a flippant answer/attitude
  轻率的回答；轻浮的态度
2. Sorry, I didn't mean to sound flippant.
  对不起，我并不是故意油嘴滑舌的。

柯林斯词典

ADJ-GRADED 轻率的;轻浮的;不严肃的
If you describe a person or what they say asflippant, you are criticizing them because you think they are not taking something as seriously as they should.
1. Don't be flippant, damn it! This is serious!...
  该死，不要不当回事！这是很严肃的！
2. He now dismisses that as a flippant comment.
  他现在把那当作轻率的随口一说不再理会了。

英英释义

adj

showing inappropriate levity
Synonym:light-minded

双语例句

In his first visit of the season to Dallas, the only other place on the list besides Lakers rival Phoenix, Bryant made one flippant remark about how good it could've been to join the Mavericks.
本赛季第一次去达拉斯时，科比欠思量地发表了言论，声明自己如果去小牛的话会是多好多好。当时达拉斯和菲尼克斯还在相互竞争科比。
Mr Cassano was even blunter, telling investors in August 2007 that without being flippant the company could not envisage a scenario that would see us losing$ 1 in any of those transactions.
卡萨诺更直言不讳，他在2007年8月告诉投资人说，毫不轻率地说，公司想不出我们在所有那些交易中亏损1美元的情形。
Colin's tone was flippant but his dark eyes were serious.
柯林讲话的腔调有些轻浮，可他那双黑色的眼睛是严肃的。
Of which he was really so proud, though he pretended to be flippant about it.
他对于这个大林园，虽然表示得满不在乎的样子，其实他是非常得意的。
I didn't mean any offence. It was a flippant, off-the-cuff remark
我并无冒犯之意。那只是随口说出的一句轻率话。
Mr Key's flippant response was widely criticised.
约翰·基轻浮的回应遭到了广泛的指责。
In fact, says Mr Gudkov of Levada, this self-mockery was not a reasoned rejection of the Soviet system; it was playful and flippant.
勒瓦达中心的古德科夫认为，实际上这种自我嘲讽并不是一种对苏联体系的理性否决，它带有戏谑轻浮的色彩。
This is not as flippant as it may sound, but an important issue for business, technology and even geopolitics.
这个问题并没有表面上看起来那么轻率，而是一个重要的商业、技术甚至是地缘政治问题。
John was offended by the doctor's flippant attitude.
约翰被医生轻率的态度而激怒。
I'm not going to say anything flippant or ironic to you.
我不说任何嘲笑你的话。