offhand
UKɔfhænd
US'ɔf'hænd
معنی فارسی
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معنی کامل و مثالها
/ôf´hand´, -hand´/adv.,adj.
● بلا مقدمه، بدون تدارک قبلی، آنی، بیآمادگی، فیالبداهه
I can't give you its exact price offhand
همینطوری نمیتوانم قیمت آن را به شما بگویم.
● بیاعتنا، بیتوجه، نامتواضع، بینزاکت (offhanded هم میگویند)
he was rather offhand with me
او نسبت به من با بیاعتنایی رفتار کرد.
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From 'off' (away) + 'hand'.
مثال
- He gave an offhand response without considering the consequences.
- She made an offhand remark about his appearance.
- I can't give you an answer offhand; I'll have to check.
تعریف انگلیسی
adverb
- with little or no preparation or forethought “his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment” “an extemporaneous piano recital” “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 “an offhand manner” “she treated most men with offhand contempt”
- without previous thought or preparation “couldn't give the figures offhand” “we decided offhand to go to Canada” “she had made these remarks offhandedly” “Derived from adjective: offhanded (for: offhandedly)”
- in a casually inconsiderate manner “replied offhand, his mind a million miles away” “she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter” “Derived from adjective: offhanded (for: offhandedly)”