cavalier
adjective /ˌkævəˈlɪə(r)/
/ˌkævəˈlɪr/
[usually before noun]- not caring enough about something important or about the feelings of other people
漫不经心的；不在乎的 - The government takes a cavalier attitude to the problems of prison overcrowding.
政府对监狱拥挤不堪的问题不闻不问。
Collocations DictionaryCavalier is used with these nouns:- attitude
- dismissal
- disregard
- …
词源mid 16th cent.: from French, from Italian cavaliere, based on Latin caballus ‘horse’. Compare with Spanish caballero and French chevalier. - The government takes a cavalier attitude to the problems of prison overcrowding.