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词根:casual
adj.casual 随便的;非正式的;临时的;偶然的
adv.casually 随便地;偶然地;临时地
n.casual 便装;临时工人;待命士兵
adjective
subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance
a casual meeting
occurring without regularity : occasional
casual employment
employed for irregular periods
a casual worker
met with on occasion and known only superficially
a casual friend
feeling or showing little concern : nonchalant
a casual approach to cooking
informal, natural
a casual conversation
noun
a casual (see casual entry 1 sense 2b) or migratory worker
an officer or enlisted person awaiting assignment or transportation to a unit
"随意状态",1730年,来自 casual(形容词)+ -ness。
Adjective Middle English, from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French casuel, from Late Latin casualis, from Latin casus fall, chance — more at case
The first known use of casual was in the 14th century
casualadjective
happening unexpectedly or by chance : not planned or foreseen
a casual meeting
happening without regularity : occasional
casual employment
feeling or showing little concern : nonchalant
a casual approach to cooking
designed for ordinary or informal use
casual clothes
1 The Cacharel collection included an array of shapes: dresses, either fitted or trapeze; crew-neck smocks; and mix of coats, one with a drop shoulder, another that had the casualness of a hooded sweatshirt.
2 “Well, if you’ll be needing a lift out there,” Deerfoot said with pretended casualness, “your uncle said he would be going.”
3 That’s clearest on the album standout, “Bloodline,” which communicates a cruel sentiment — “don’t want you in my bloodline” — with disarming casualness.
4 Afier aU, in the very casualness of Gatsbys party there were romantic possibilities totally absent from her world.
话又说回来,正是在盖茨比的晚会随意的气氛中,存在着她自己的世界所完全没有的种种浪漫的可能。
5 There is room in these songs for a playfulness — even a casualness — that was never Hunt Lieberson’s interest.
6 Don't hurry, the best always come out casualness.
不要着急,最好的总会在最不经意的时候出现。
7 His town hall meetings with users nationwide typically draw hundreds of fans whom he quickly charms with his down-to-earth casualness and genuine enthusiasm.
8 "It was borrowed time anyhow – the whole upper tenth of a nation living with the insouciance of grand dukes and the casualness of chorus girls."
9 They are also super easy to customize, quick to make and, as the name suggests, offer a welcome, almost wholesome casualness.
10 “The Set Up: Saya Lei,” a dense, captivating work, comes in and out of focus — purposely — as the artists fluctuate between premeditation and casualness, though nothing in the piece is truly casual.
11 Last time, she pulled out a pack of Montclairs and smoked right there with me in the room and that was kind of something, the casualness of it.
12 There’s a casualness of tone to Atlanta that’s rare in prestige black TV.
13 It was terrifying, almost unbelievable, the casualness of the cruelty.
14 FOR the men who have so long dominated Silicon Valley, the casualness of their clothing has seemed to bear an inverse proportion to the magnitude of their innovations.
15 Taisin turned away with studied casualness, trying to hide the rising color on her cheeks.
16 Ms. Sherald’s portrait of Mrs. Obama similarly conveys a certain casualness.
17 With chilling casualness, Krauss conveys the murderous realities lurking behind the scrim of social surfaces, that young women routinely face.
18 Her family is, refreshingly, presented with utter casualness — they are, in nearly all respects, just like any other family, and probably happier than most.
19 Clash Course When it comes to personal appearance, it's easy enough to muss one's hair, throw on a slouchy top and affect an air of cultivated casualness.
20 It’s this conjunction of formality of food with a casualness in the way it’s served.
1 随便
easy free loose casual informal negligent offhand haphazard promiscuous folksy hit-or-miss slovenly desultory slipshod unceremonious neglige go-as-you-please anyway freely randomly anyhow informally familiarly freedom familiarity randomness licentiousness at discretion any which way
2 随兴