nonchalant
英 ['nɒnʃ(ə)l(ə)nt]
美 [,nɑnʃə'lɑnt]
中文詞源
nonchalant 冷漠的，不熱情的non-,無，非，-chal,熱的，詞源同calorie.引申詞義不熱的，冷的，不關心的。
英文詞源
- nonchalant
- nonchalant: [18] To be nonchalant is etymologically ‘not to get hot under the collar’. The word comes from French nonchalant, an adjective formed with the prefix non- ‘not’ from the present participle of the verb chaloir ‘be concerned’. This goes back ultimately to Latin calēre ‘be hot’ (a relative of English calorie and cauldron).
=> calorie, cauldron, lukewarm - nonchalant (adj.)
- 1734, from French nonchalant, present participle of nonchaloir "be indifferent to, have no concern for" (13c.), from non- "not" (see non-) + chaloir "have concern for," ultimately from Latin calere "be hot" (see calorie). French chaland "customer, client" is of the same origin. Related: Nonchalantly.
雙語例句
- 1. Clark's mother is nonchalant about her role in her son's latest work.
- 克拉克的母親對自己在兒子最新作品中的角色漠不關心。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Denis tried to look nonchalant and uninterested.
- 丹尼斯竭力表現出漠不關心、不感興趣的樣子。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. She defeat all her rival for the job with nonchalant ease.
- 她從容不迫地擊敗求職的所有競爭者.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. He appeared nonchalant in court even when the judge ordered him to pay ￡1000.
- 在法庭上,甚至當法官命令他賠償一千鎊時,他仍然表現得若無其事.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. It merely underlines our rather more nonchalant attitude to life.
- 這僅僅是更凸顯了我們相當漠然的生活態度。
來自辭典例句