- 词义辨析
careless about, careless of
这两个短语含义并不相同,前者意为“漫不经心”,后者意为“不在乎”。试比较:
My wife is careless about her clothes.
我妻子对衣着漫不经心。
(对要穿什么衣服漫不经心)
My wife is careless of her clothes.
我妻子对衣着不介意。
(对穿着什么衣服不介意)
careless, carefree
二者都可表示“无忧无虑的”。它们的区别在于:careless更强调人们从主观上所采取的“无忧无虑”的态度,多用作褒义词; 而carefree则仅从事物的客观状态上描述,多用作贬义词。例如:
On a fine spring day like this,I feel quite carefree.在这样一个春光明媚的日子,我感觉无忧无虑。
- 速记技巧
词源记忆法
care, 关心;-less, 否定词缀=不关心,所以很粗心,漫不经心的。
- 近义词
- 反义词
- inexactadj.不准确的,不精确的;不确切;
- unmindfuladj.不留心的;不理会;
- thoughtlessadj.欠考虑的;轻率的;自私的,不体贴人的;没有思想的;
- indifferentadj.漠不关心的;一般的;
- casualadj.漫不经心的,马虎的;随便的;偶然的;临时的;(服装)便装的;短期的;感情不深的;
- unthinkingadj.考虑不周的,未经考虑的;
- 知识拓展
句子比较
比较以下两句结构不同,但含义相同:It was careless of you to leave the room unlocked.=You were careless to leave the room unlocked.你没有把门锁上真是太粗心(太大意)了。2.be careful in doing sth与be careful to do sth:前者指做某事时很粗心,后者指粗心地做了某事(不定式为结果状语):He was careless to make some mistakes.他很粗心,结果出了些错。/He was careless in typing the letter.他打印这封信时很粗心。
词组短语
careless of 不顾;不关心;不在乎
careless driving 不小心驾驶;粗心驾车
careless mistake 粗心错误,疏忽
careless about 对…粗心
- 双语例句 更多例句
He had shown himself careless of personal safety where the life of his colleagues might be at risk.
当同事身处危险时他表现英勇,不顾个人安危。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
With a careless flip of his wrists, he sent the ball quickly on its way.
他手腕轻轻一抖,球就飞出去了。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
He was very careless in his work, so he really deserved to get the gate.
他工作极不细心, 所以他被开除是应该的.
《简明英汉词典》
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- careless about对…不小心;
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