cavalier attitude
오만한 태도
■ cavalier
adjective
disapproving
not considering other people's feelings or safety:
That's a rather cavalier attitude.
저건 오히려 오만한 태도이다
동의어
high-handed disapproving
고압적인 불승인
high-handed
adjective
using power or authority more forcefully than is needed, without thinking about the feelings or wishes of other people
동의어
cavalier disapproving
■ Cavalier
noun [ C ]
a supporter of the king in the English Civil War in the 1640s
■ cavalier
adjective
not serious or caring enough about matters that other people are serious about:
a cavalier attitude toward public health concerns
cavalier adjective
Definition of cavalier
(Entry 1 of 2)
1: marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see DISDAIN entry 1) dismissal of important mattersa cavalier attitude toward moneyhas a cavalier disregard for the rights of others
2: DEBONAIR
3acapitalized : of or relating to the party of Charles I of England in his struggles with the Puritans and Parliament
b: ARISTOCRATICportrayed the plantation owner as a cavalier fop
ccapitalized : of or relating to the English Cavalier poets of the mid-17th century
cavalier
noun
Definition of cavalier (Entry 2 of 2)
1: a gentleman trained in arms and horsemanship
2: a mounted soldier : KNIGHT
3capitalized : an adherent of Charles I of England
4: a lady's escort or dancing partner : GALLANT
The Evolution of Cavalier
Noun
According to a dictionary prepared by Thomas Blount in 1656, a cavalier was "a knight or gentleman, serving on horseback, a man of arms." That meaning is true to the history of the noun, which traces back to the Late Latin word caballarius, meaning "horseman." By around 1600, it had also come to denote "a roistering, swaggering fellow." In the 1640s, English Puritans applied it disdainfully to their adversaries, the swashbuckling Royalist followers of Charles I, who sported longish hair and swords. Although some thought those cavaliers "several sorts of Malignant Men,… ready to commit all manner of Outrage and Violence," others saw them as quite suave—which may explain why cavalier can be either complimentary or a bit insulting.
Examples of cavalier in a Sentence
Adjective They are too cavalier in their treatment of others. She has a cavalier attitude about spending money.