Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #24264
nonchalant
若无其事的；满不在乎的
Feeling or appearing calmly relaxed and unconcerned, without anxiety or interest.
- 1.
Casually calm and relaxed.
随意冷静而放松的。
- 2.
marked by blithe unconcern
若无其事的,漠不关心的
- 3.
Indifferent; unconcerned; behaving as if detached.
漠不关心的；不在意的；表现得超然的。
随意冷静而放松的。；若无其事的,漠不关心的；漠不关心的；不在意的；表现得超然的。；不关心的；冷淡的
In use
He remained nonchalant even when the boss criticized his report in front of everyone.
She gave a nonchalant shrug when asked about her exam results.
With a nonchalant wave, he walked away from the argument.
drove his car with nonchalant abandon
was polite in a teasing nonchalant manner
be nonchalant about something
表示对某事不在乎或无所谓。
She was nonchalant about the exam results.
她对考试成绩漠不关心。
remain nonchalant
强调保持冷静、不慌乱的状态。
Connections
Collocations
- nonchalant attitude
- 满不在乎的态度
- His nonchalant attitude toward the exam worried his parents.他对考试满不在乎的态度让父母很担心。
- nonchalant manner
- 若无其事的样子
- She answered in a nonchalant manner, as if nothing had happened.她若无其事地回答，仿佛什么都没发生过。
- nonchalant shrug
- 漫不经心的耸肩
- He gave a nonchalant shrug when asked about the missed deadline.被问及错过最后期限时，他漫不经心地耸了耸肩。
- nonchalant voice
- 漫不经心的语气
- She said goodbye in a nonchalant voice.她用漫不经心的语气说了再见。
- remain nonchalant
- 保持若无其事
- He somehow managed to remain nonchalant throughout the argument.整个争论过程中他不知怎么地始终保持着若无其事。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象大雨中别人都慌张奔跑，他却慢慢踱步、一脸淡定——nonchalant就是那种若无其事、满不在乎的冷静。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：descriptive prose、everyday conversation、news features nonchalant 是中性常用词，多用于描述某人的神态或态度，带有‘轻松冷静’或‘故意显得不在乎、无所谓’的语气。日常对话和书面叙述中都比较常见，不算俚语，也不显得生硬正式。
Grammar Note
常作表语或定语，后接介词about或in表示对某事漠不关心。
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhyme with nonchalant /ˌnɑnʃəˈlɑnt/ in General American: the final stressed vowel is /ɑ/, while -ant words on this list are pronounced either /ənt/ (elegant, brilliant, gallant) or /ænt/ (ant, enchant, slant). They are useful lookalikes, not rhymes.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.