offhand

英 [ˌɒf'hænd] 美 [ˌɔːf'hænd]

• adj. 即时的；未经准备的；唐突无礼的
• adv. 即时地；未经思索地；随便地

英英释义

Adjective:

1. 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"
   

2. casually thoughtless or inconsiderate;

   "an offhand manner"
   "she treated most men with offhand contempt"
   

Adverb:

1. without previous thought or preparation;

   "couldn't give the figures offhand"
   "we decided offhand to go to Canada"
   "she had made these remarks offhandedly"
   

2. in a casually inconsiderate manner;

   "replied offhand, his mind a million miles away"
   "she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. But this offhand explanation was not strictly true.
   不过这个搪塞的解释并不完全正确。
2. There was something in his offhand remarks.
   他随口说出的话里倒也有些道理。
3. I don't like his offhand manner.
   我不喜欢他那粗鲁的态度。

用作副词 (adv.)

1. I can't give the answer offhand.
   我不能即刻给出答复。
2. I can't tell offhand how much it will cost.
   我不能立刻告诉你它值多少钱。
3. It is too great a thing for me to decide offhand.
   这件事太重大了,不是仓猝之间就能决定的。

经典引文

• It was done off-hand without consulting..the book.

  出自： R. Campbell

• A big clip with a lot of sapphire scatter pins is smart worn just somewhere offhand.

  出自： E. Ferber

• Off-hand I don't know anyone who's tried this.

  出自： T. Roethke

词汇搭配

• offhand grinding 手持工件磨光...
• offhand shooting 无依托立射
• off hand 马上(无准备地)...

近反义词

【近义词】

• extemporaneous 即兴的
• unprepared 无准备的
• impromptu 即席的
• unrehearsed 未经排练的
• improvised 即席而作的
• spontaneous 自发的，自然的，本能的...
• informal 非正式的
• casual 非正式的
• nonchalant 若无其事的
• easygoing 随和的
• indifferent 漠不关心的
• offhanded 立即的
• offhandedly 立即地
• ad-lib 即兴演唱
• extempore 即兴的
• off-the-cuff 未预备的
• extemporary 当场的