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cavalier

adjective
🔊/ˌkævəˈlɪə(r)/
🔊/ˌkævəˈlɪr/
[usually before noun]
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  1. not caring enough about something important or about the feelings of other people漫不经心的；不在乎的
    • The government takes a cavalier attitude to the problems of prison overcrowding.政府对监狱拥挤不堪的问题不闻不问。🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryCavalier is used with these nouns:
    • attitude
    • dismissal
    • disregard
    • …
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    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French, from Italian cavaliere, based on Latin caballus ‘horse’. Compare with Spanish caballero and French chevalier.

Cavalier

noun
🔊/ˌkævəˈlɪə(r)/
🔊/ˌkævəˈlɪr/
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  1. a supporter of the king in the English Civil War (1642–49)骑士（英格兰内战中支持国王者） compare Roundhead