behaving in a calm and relaxed way; giving the impression that you are not feeling worried synonym casual (2)若无其事的;冷静的;漠不关心的 to appear/look/sound nonchalant 显得/看上去/听起来满不在乎的样子 ‘It'll be fine,’ she replied, with a nonchalant shrug. 她若无其事地耸耸肩答道:“会没事的。”
Extra ExamplesShe was almost nonchalant about the dangers involved. 她对其中的危险几乎漠不关心。 ‘They're not back yet then?’ She tried to sound nonchalant. “他们那时还没回来吗,”。她试图听起来漠不关心。 He tried to appear nonchalant about the risks he was taking. 他试图对自己所冒的风险表现得漠不关心。 She gave a nonchalant shrug. 她冷淡地耸了耸肩。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryNonchalant is used with these nouns:- attitude
- shrug
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from French, literally ‘not being concerned’, from the verb nonchaloir.