- adj. 即時的；未經準備的；唐突無禮的
- adv. 即時地；未經思索地；隨便地
offhand的英文翻譯是什么意思，詞典釋義與在線翻譯：
英英釋義
-
with little or no preparation or forethought;
"his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"
"an extemporaneous piano recital"
"an extemporary lecture"
"an extempore skit"
"an impromptu speech"
"offhand excuses"
"trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"
"an off-the-cuff toast"
"a few unrehearsed comments"
-
casually thoughtless or inconsiderate;
"an offhand manner"
"she treated most men with offhand contempt"
-
without previous thought or preparation;
"couldn't give the figures offhand"
"we decided offhand to go to Canada"
"she had made these remarks offhandedly"
-
in a casually inconsiderate manner;
"replied offhand, his mind a million miles away"
"she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter"
offhand的用法和樣例：
例句
- But this offhand explanation was not strictly true.
不過這個搪塞的解釋并不完全正確。 - There was something in his offhand remarks.
他隨口說出的話里倒也有些道理。 - I don't like his offhand manner.
我不喜歡他那粗魯的態度。
- I can't give the answer offhand.
我不能即刻給出答復。 - I can't tell offhand how much it will cost.
我不能立刻告訴你它值多少錢。 - It is too great a thing for me to decide offhand.
這件事太重大了,不是倉猝之間就能決定的。
詞匯搭配
- offhand grinding 手持工件磨光...
- offhand shooting 無依托立射
- off hand 馬上(無準備地)...
經典引文
-
It was done off-hand without consulting..the book.
出自： R. Campbell -
A big clip with a lot of sapphire scatter pins is smart worn just somewhere offhand.
出自： E. Ferber -
Off-hand I don't know anyone who's tried this.
出自： T. Roethke
offhand的相關資料：
近反義詞
- extemporaneous 即興的
- unprepared 無準備的
- impromptu 即席的
- unrehearsed 未經排練的
- improvised 即席而作的
- spontaneous 自發的，自然的，本能的...
- informal 非正式的
- casual 非正式的
- nonchalant 若無其事的
- easygoing 隨和的
- indifferent 漠不關心的
- offhanded 立即的
- offhandedly 立即地
- ad-lib 即興演唱
- extempore 即興的
- off-the-cuff 未預備的
- extemporary 當場的
