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cavalier

🇬🇧 UK/.kævә'liә/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Showing a lack of proper concern or respect; dismissive or offhand about something important.

漫不经心的,傲慢轻率的

n.

A gallant gentleman or horseman; a royalist supporter of King Charles I in the English Civil War.

骑士,绅士;(英国内战中的)保皇党人

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
cavalhorse, pack horse
+
iersuffix
=cavalier

Common Collocations

  • 1.cavalier attitude轻蔑的态度
  • 2.cavalier manner轻蔑的方式

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    His cavalier attitude toward safety regulations angered the inspectors.

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