offhand

adj

1. casually thoughtless or inconsiderate

e.g. an offhand manner
she treated most men with offhand contempt

Synonym: offhanded

2. with little or no preparation or forethought

e.g. 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

Synonym: ad-libextemporaneousextemporaryextemporeimpromptuoffhandedoff-the-cuffunrehearsed

adv

1. in a casually inconsiderate manner

e.g. replied offhand, his mind a million miles away
she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter

Synonym: offhandedoffhandedly

2. without previous thought or preparation

e.g. couldn't give the figures offhand
we decided offhand to go to Canada
she had made these remarks offhandedly

Synonym: offhandedoffhandedly

1. 不友好的；不礼貌的；漫不经心的
If you say that someone is being offhand, you are critical of them for being unfriendly or impolite, and not showing any interest in what other people are doing or saying.

e.g. He lapsed into long silences or became offensively off-hand...
他要么陷入长时间的沉默，要么变得简慢无礼。
e.g. Consumers found the attitude of its staff offhand and generally offensive to the paying customer.
消费者认为其职员的态度漫不经心，对付款的顾客通常表现得令人反感。

2. 未经核实地；不加思索地；立刻；即席地
If you say something offhand, you say it without checking the details or facts of it.

e.g. 'Have you done the repairs?' — 'Can't say off-hand, but I doubt it.'...
“你们修理了吗？”——“一时说不清楚，但是我想还没有。”
e.g. 'Were they at home or away, do you know offhand?'
“他们在家还是出去了，你能现在告诉我吗？”

1. offhand在线翻译

1. 毫无准备;即席：off the track 离题 | offhand 毫无准备;即席 | Oh yeah? 真的吗?

2. 副手物品:副手物品、副手：圣契:圣契、Libram | 图腾:图腾、Totem | 副手物品:副手物品、副手、Offhand

3. offhand在线翻译

3. 即时的：offertory 捐款 | offhand 即时的 | offhanded 立即的

4. 随便连在一起的：off-the-job safety 场(工地 | offhand 随便连在一起的 | office area 办公区