Word · Frequency #25279
offhand
即席的；无准备的
made or said with little or no preparation or forethought
- 1.
Without planning or thinking ahead.
即兴地
- 2.
with little or no preparation or forethought
几乎没有准备或考虑
- 3.
Careless; without sufficient thought or consideration.
粗心的；未经充分思考或考虑的。
- 4.
casually thoughtless or inconsiderate
随意的或不经心的
- 5.
Curt, abrupt, unfriendly.
简慢的；唐突的；不友好的。
即兴地；几乎没有准备或考虑；粗心的；未经充分思考或考虑的。；随意的或不经心的；简慢的；唐突的；不友好的。
In use
I can't tell you the exact price offhand, but I can check our price list.
Her offhand remark about my hairstyle made me feel self-conscious.
Quitting the job was an offhand decision that he soon regretted.
offhand excuses
an offhand manner
she treated most men with offhand contempt
know/say sth offhand
副词用法，表示未经准备或思考，常用于口语，通常放在动词后。
I can't say offhand how many people are coming.
我一时说不上来有多少人会来。
an offhand + noun
Connections
Collocations
- know offhand
- 凭记忆立即知道；一下子就想起
- I don't know her phone number offhand.我一下子想不起她的电话号码。
- offhand comment
- 随口说的话；不经意的评论
- His offhand comment caused a misunderstanding.他随口说的话引起了误会。
- offhand manner
- 随便的态度；简慢的样子
- She answered all questions in an offhand manner.她以随便的态度回答了所有问题。
- offhand answer
- 即席回答；随口回答
- He gave an offhand answer without checking the facts.他没查证事实就随口回答。
- offhand tone
- 漫不经心的语气
- I was annoyed by his offhand tone.他漫不经心的语气让我恼火。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：'off hand' 就像话从手边脱口而出——未经思考、即席随便。注意是记忆联想，不是词源。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常对话中的临时提问、随口的评论、形容冷淡随意的态度 该词的正式程度随用法而定：表示‘事先没准备、随口说出’时多用于日常对话；形容态度时带有随便、冷淡的负面语气。正式书面语中相对少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -hand 结尾，且 -hand 的发音都是 /hænd/。注意 offhand 的重音在第一个音节上，但最后的 /hænd/ 部分仍然相同。不要将 hand 与 handsome /ˈhænsəm/ 混淆，后者没有 /d/ 音。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.