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单词 blithely
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Definition of blithely in English:

blithely

adverb ˈblʌɪðliˈblaɪðli
  • 1In a way that shows a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper.

    her arrest order was blithely ignored by the police chief
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Like just about everyone else in the film, she is hedonistic and blithely self-involved.
    • Having blithely assumed they were all automatons, she is upset to see a bloody corpse inside.
    • He puts blinders on and sees nothing but the flaws, while blithely overlooking the soul of the message, and the innocence of the delivery.
    • He fails to grasp the structural teleology of a composition, blithely ignoring any real legato.
    • His family is blithely unaware of his nature.
    • Indeed, the fiction of an Australia blithely indifferent to America is the single-most unrealistic aspect of the film.
    • Throughout his reign, he blithely ruled as he thought right and did little to explain himself.
    • Most animals blithely ignore the dead bodies of other members of their pack or herd.
    • There is hardly a trace of social realism in this concerto, which seems blithely unconcerned about the world around it.
    • The Times columnist was blithely condescending to the songwriting team's canon.
    1. 1.1literary In a happy or carefree manner.
      the prince was wandering blithely out into the courtyard
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The cook is as blithely eccentric as a good neighbor.
      • The family's younger son blithely tools around rural Shropshire in his natty two-seater.
      • These white wines, from here and abroad, sail blithely across your taste buds, wake them up, and then gracefully depart.
      • If he guards his food bowl, blithely walk by his bowl and drop in some terrific treats.
      • They were padding along, toasty as English muffins, as blithely as if they were at home in their bedroom slippers.

Definition of blithely in US English:

blithely

adverbˈblaɪðliˈblīT͟Hlē
  • 1In a way that shows a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper.

    her arrest order was blithely ignored by the police chief
    Example sentencesExamples
    • His family is blithely unaware of his nature.
    • Indeed, the fiction of an Australia blithely indifferent to America is the single-most unrealistic aspect of the film.
    • Most animals blithely ignore the dead bodies of other members of their pack or herd.
    • Throughout his reign, he blithely ruled as he thought right and did little to explain himself.
    • He puts blinders on and sees nothing but the flaws, while blithely overlooking the soul of the message, and the innocence of the delivery.
    • There is hardly a trace of social realism in this concerto, which seems blithely unconcerned about the world around it.
    • The Times columnist was blithely condescending to the songwriting team's canon.
    • Having blithely assumed they were all automatons, she is upset to see a bloody corpse inside.
    • He fails to grasp the structural teleology of a composition, blithely ignoring any real legato.
    • Like just about everyone else in the film, she is hedonistic and blithely self-involved.
    1. 1.1literary In a happy or carefree manner.
      the prince was wandering blithely out into the courtyard
      Example sentencesExamples
      • If he guards his food bowl, blithely walk by his bowl and drop in some terrific treats.
      • The cook is as blithely eccentric as a good neighbor.
      • These white wines, from here and abroad, sail blithely across your taste buds, wake them up, and then gracefully depart.
      • They were padding along, toasty as English muffins, as blithely as if they were at home in their bedroom slippers.
      • The family's younger son blithely tools around rural Shropshire in his natty two-seater.
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