Word · Frequency #19945
flippant
轻率的；无礼的；轻浮的
treating a serious matter with inappropriate humor or lack of respect
- 1.
Showing disrespect through a casual attitude, levity, and a lack of due seriousness; pert.
以随意的态度、轻佻及缺乏应有严肃性来表示不敬的；无礼的。
- 2.
showing inappropriate levity
轻浮的:表现出不合时宜的轻率
以随意的态度、轻佻及缺乏应有严肃性来表示不敬的；无礼的。；轻浮的:表现出不合时宜的轻率；轻率的；没礼貌的；嘴碎的
In use
His flippant remark about the accident upset everyone.
She gave a flippant answer to the teacher's question.
I don't like his flippant attitude toward work.
be flippant about sth
flippant 常含贬义，指用不严肃的态度对待重要或严肃的事情。
Don't be flippant about your homework.
别对你的家庭作业那么轻率。
flippant + noun
作定语修饰名词时，常指言语轻率无礼。
She made a flippant remark about his injury.
她对他的伤势说了一句轻率无礼的话。
it is flippant to do sth
用 it is + adj. + to do 结构表示做某事是轻率的。
It would be flippant to joke about the accident.
Connections
Collocations
- flippant remark
- 轻率无礼的话
- His flippant remark about the accident upset everyone.他对事故轻率无礼的话让每个人都不高兴。
- flippant attitude
- 轻慢的态度
- The manager was angry at the trainee's flippant attitude.经理对实习生轻慢的态度很生气。
- flippant tone
- 轻浮的语气
- She answered in a flippant tone that showed she didn't care.她用轻浮的语气回答，表明她并不在意。
- flippant manner
- 轻浮的举止
- His flippant manner at the funeral shocked the relatives.他在葬礼上轻浮的举止让亲戚们震惊。
- flippant response
- 轻率的回应
- The interviewer was put off by the candidate's flippant response.面试官对候选人轻率的回应感到反感。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 flippant 想成 flip（轻弹）+ ant（蚂蚁）：蚂蚁轻快弹跳，态度轻浮无礼。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：critical commentary、workplace feedback、casual conversation flippant 通常带有批评意味，指对严肃话题表现得不够认真、略显轻慢。它在正式和非正式场合都可能出现，但比较常见于书面评论或较正式的评价中（如媒体评论、工作反馈），口语中使用时多用来表达不满。选择时需注意语气，以免显得冒犯。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the final unstressed /ənt/ sound, but none rhymes with flippant (/ˈflɪpənt/) because the stressed vowel or following consonants differ. Distant (/ˈdɪstənt/) is the closest in stress pattern but has /st/ after the stressed vowel. Beware lookalikes such as tyrant (/ˈtaɪrənt/) and warrant (/ˈwɔːrənt/): their -ant endings are pronounced /ənt/ too, yet the stressed vowels are very different from /ɪ/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.