発音 (2)
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/ˌɔfˈhænd/
発音の補足
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ˌɔfˈhænd
発音の補足
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形容詞
Without planning or thinking ahead.
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She gave an offhand speech.
He must also be fluent in obscenity, offhand in sex. Most important of all, he must play tough.
Careless; without sufficient thought or consideration.
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He doesn't realise how hurtful his offhand remarks can be.
その他の例文 (1)
In September 2019, on the papal plane en route to Mozambique, Francis acknowledged the sharp opposition he faced from conservative detractors in the United States in an offhand remark. He said, it was “an honor that the Americans attack me.”
Curt, abrupt, unfriendly.
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She was quite offhand with me yesterday.
副詞
Right away, immediately, without thinking about it.
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Offhand, I'd guess that that's a yellow-bellied sapsucker.
We will have no more of this shilly-shallying! Call the Archbishop, and let the Prince and Princess be married offhand!
In an abrupt or unfriendly manner.
形容詞
with little or no preparation or forethought
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his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment
an extemporaneous piano recital
その他の例文 (7)
an extemporary lecture
an extempore skit
an impromptu speech
offhand excuses
trying to sound offhanded and reassuring
an off-the-cuff toast
a few unrehearsed comments
casually thoughtless or inconsiderate
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an offhand manner
she treated most men with offhand contempt
副詞
without previous thought or preparation
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couldn't give the figures offhand
we decided offhand to go to Canada
その他の例文 (1)
she had made these remarks offhandedly
in a casually inconsiderate manner
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replied offhand, his mind a million miles away
she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter