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单词 flippant
释义
J30984142flippantSpoken.28Fiction.44Magazine.31Newspaper.25Academic.14

flippant

/ˈflɪpənt/
adjective
not showing a serious or respectful attitude
轻率的, 无礼的, 轻浮的:

a flippant remark.

轻浮的话。

派生词

flippancy

noun

flippantly

adverb
词源
early 17th cent.: from FLIP1 + -ANT, perhaps on the pattern of heraldic terms such as couchant and rampant. Early senses included 'nimble' and 'talkative', hence 'playful', giving rise to the current use 'lacking seriousness'.
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