offhanded

  • adj.随意的;立即的,即席的
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adj

1
casually thoughtless or inconsiderate
an offhand manner
she treated most men with offhand contempt
Synonym: offhand
2
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
Synonym: ad-lib extemporaneous extemporary extempore impromptu offhand off-the-cuff unrehearsed

adv

1
in a casually inconsiderate manner
replied offhand, his mind a million miles away
she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter
Synonym: offhand offhandedly
2
without previous thought or preparation
couldn't give the figures offhand
we decided offhand to go to Canada
she had made these remarks offhandedly
Synonym: offhand offhandedly

数据来源:WordNet

  1. Therefore , with the development of 3D laser imaging technique and its popularization in engineering geology , updating the technique of rock discontinuity investigation is offhanded and soon .

    因此,三维激光成像技术的引入,必将引发岩体结构特征参数测试技术革新性的发展。

  2. Taking notes can be valuable in their offhanded , indiscriminate format - sometimes they 're not important or playful , and sometimes they can be tiny seeds of gold .

    即便是当下随意记录的内容,其价值也不容忽视——有时看来用处不大的内容,在另一些时刻则大有燎原之势。