"cavalier" 怎么发音

word

US

KAV-uh-LEER

UK

kav-uh-LEE-uh

释义

Someone who has a cavalier attitude acts as if important things do not matter, often seeming carelessly confident or disrespectful. It can also refer to a historical horseman or knight, but is mostly used for the attitude.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈkævəɫiɹ/, /ˌkævəˈɫɪɹ

英式英语

kˌævɐlˈiə

简化发音

美式

KAV-uh-LEER

英式

kav-uh-LEE-uh

语境中听

He made a cavalier remark about the project's problems.

Her cavalier attitude upset her team.

Don't be cavalier about other people's feelings.

He answered my questions in such a cavalier way that I felt ignored.