flippant
Word family nounflippancyadjectiveflippantadverbflippantly
flip·pant /ˈflɪpənt/ adjectiveadj JOKING/NOT SERIOUSnot being serious about something that other people think you should be serious about 轻率的;轻浮的 a rather flippant remark 相当轻浮的话
flippant about You shouldn’t be flippant about such things. 这样的事情你不应该轻率。
—flippantly adverbadv
—flippancy noun [uncountableU] This is no time for flippancy. 这个时候容不得轻率行事。
Origin flippant (1600-1700) FLIP1