nonchalant
adjective /ˈnɒnʃələnt/
/ˌnɑːnʃəˈlɑːnt/
- behaving in a calm and relaxed way; giving the impression that you are not feeling worried
synonym casual (2)若无其事的;冷静的;漠不关心的 - to appear/look/sound nonchalant
显得/看上去/听起来满不在乎的样子 - ‘It'll be fine,’ she replied, with a nonchalant shrug.
她若无其事地耸耸肩答道:“会没事的。”
- She was almost nonchalant about the dangers involved.
她对其中的危险几乎漠不关心。 - ‘They're not back yet then?’ She tried to sound nonchalant.
“他们那时还没回来吗,”。她试图听起来漠不关心。 - He tried to appear nonchalant about the risks he was taking.
他试图对自己所冒的风险表现得漠不关心。 - She gave a nonchalant shrug.
她冷淡地耸了耸肩。
Collocations DictionaryNonchalant is used with these nouns:- attitude
- shrug
词源mid 18th cent.: from French, literally ‘not being concerned’, from the verb nonchaloir. - to appear/look/sound nonchalant