"flippant" in Chinese (Traditional)
輕率的無禮的
Definition
形容一個人對重要事情不嚴肅,常常開玩笑或表現得無禮。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
常用於描述在嚴肅場合說話太隨便甚至不禮貌。常見搭配有“flippant remark”、“flippant attitude”。帶有負面評價,使用時需注意場合。
Examples
His flippant answer annoyed the teacher.
他**輕率**的回答讓老師很生氣。
Try not to be flippant when discussing serious topics.
討論重要問題時不要**輕率**。
Her flippant jokes sometimes hurt people's feelings.
她那些**輕率**的玩笑有時會傷害到別人。
I wish he wouldn't make flippant remarks about my work.
我希望他不要對我的工作發表**輕率**言論。
People didn't appreciate his flippant attitude during the meeting.
大家在會議上不喜歡他那種**輕率**的態度。
Stop being so flippant—this is important!
別那麼**輕率**,這很重要!