資料來源 : pyDict
即時的,即席的,無准備的即時地,即席地,隨便地
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Offhand \Off"hand`\, a.
Instant; ready; extemporaneous; as, an offhand speech;
offhand excuses. -- adv. In an offhand manner; as, he replied
offhand.
資料來源 : WordNet®
offhand
adv 1: without previous thought or preparation; "couldn't give the
figures offhand"; "we decided offhand to go to
Canada"; "she had made these remarks offhandedly"
[syn: {offhanded}, {offhandedly}]
2: in a casually inconsiderate manner; "replied offhand, his
mind a million miles away"; "she threw him over
offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter" [syn: {offhanded},
{offhandedly}]
offhand
adj 1: 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"
[syn: {ad-lib}, {extemporaneous}, {extemporary}, {extempore},
{impromptu}, {offhanded}, {off-the-cuff}, {unrehearsed}]
2: casually thoughtless or inconsiderate; "an offhand manner";
"she treated most men with offhand contempt" [syn: {offhanded}]