casualness

英 [ˈkæʒjʊəlnəs]

美 [ˈkæʒəwəlnɛs]

漫不经心; 随意; 不经意的

BNC.24282 / COCA.26937

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 漫不经心的;(故作)随意的
  If you arecasual, you are, or you pretend to be, relaxed and not very concerned about what is happening or what you are doing.
  1. It's difficult for me to be casual about anything...
     要我轻松处事很难。
  2. He's an easy-going, friendly young man with a casual sort of attitude towards money.
     他是个随和、友善的年轻人，不太在意金钱。
• ADJ (事件或情况)偶发的，偶然的，碰巧的
  Acasualevent or situation happens by chance or without planning.
  1. What you mean as a casual remark could be misinterpreted...
     你随便说的一句话，可能就被曲解了。
  2. Even a casual observer could hardly have failed to notice the heightening of an already tense atmosphere.
     即便是不经意的旁观者也一定已经觉察到本就紧张的气氛进一步加剧了。
• ADJ-GRADED (服装)休闲的，便装的
  Casualclothes are ones that you normally wear at home or on holiday, and not on formal occasions.
  1. I also bought some casual clothes for the weekend.
     我还买了些周末穿的休闲装。
• ADJ (工作)临时的，短期的
  Casualwork is done for short periods and not on a permanent or regular basis.
  1. ...establishments which employ people on a casual basis, such as pubs and restaurants...
     酒吧、饭店等雇用临时工的地方
  2. It became increasingly expensive to hire casual workers.
     雇用临时工越来越贵了。

英英释义

noun

• a casual manner
  Synonym:familiarity

双语例句

• He had a casualness about him when he first joined as a young lad which sometimes frustrated you, but he's matured and has a great strength of character.
  刚来的时候他还很年轻，有点毛躁，这让你很伤脑筋。但他现在成熟了，有很坚强的个性。
• The quantity structure and spatial distribution of land use types in agricultural ecosystem, due to the effect of wetland reclamation, market benefit and policy change on them, varied greatly and frequently; especially the aquaculture pond, its construction and abandon presented considerable casualness.
  受湿地围垦、市场效益和政策变化等方面的影响，农业生态系统内部各地类的数量结构和空间分布变化较大且过于频繁，特别是养殖塘，其修建与废弃具有较大的随意性。
• Casualness and mobility are what he is interested in for art creation now.
  随性、流动正是他现在创作的意趣之一。
• But the point is there is a casualness about life here that's not as accepted in the U.S.
  我想说的是这里的生活习惯很随意，这在美国可能不会被接受。
• And, thirdly, casualness in the use of the name.
  第三，随随便便地使用神的名。
• And the uncivilized decision reflects the traits of mystery, probability, subjective casualness and empiricism.
  蒙昧决策体现出神秘性、或然性、主观随意性和经验性的特征；
• He fumed at the casualness of the waiter who kept him waiting for half-an-hour and them served half-cold soup.
  那个服务员让他等了半小时然后才送上一碗半冷不热的汤来，他对这种漫不经心的服务态度很恼火。
• He was sure that the casualness of the gesture was deliberate.
  他确信那似乎漫不经心的姿态是有意装出来的。
• With studied casualness he mentioned it to hilary.
  他故意装得满不在乎地向希拉里提起这件事。
• From the aspects of language casualness, abbreviation, nonverbal communication and the use of punctuation marks, the paper analyzes the speech features of English chatting room on the Internet, helping chatters to overcome communication barriers and succeed in communication.
  从语言的随意性、缩略语及非语言交际和标点符号使用个性化三个方面分析了英语网上聊天室的言语特点，有助于网民克服交流障碍，成功地进行网上交际。