Flippancy is the attitude of not being serious about something other people think you should treat with care. It is lightness in the wrong place: a joke, a shrug, a quick clever line when the room wanted respect, sadness, or thought.

other people think別人覺得 you should treat with care你應該小心對待的 something某件事,Flippancy輕率 is就是 the attitude of not being serious不把它當一回事的態度。It它 is就是 lightness用錯地方的輕鬆 in the wrong place: a joke一個玩笑,a shrug一個聳肩,a quick clever line一句耍嘴皮的俏皮話 when the room wanted respect, sadness, or thought而當時在場的人要的其實是尊重、傷心,或思考

The word is a little formal and a little judging. Teachers, parents, and reviewers use it; friends in casual talk more often just say you are not taking it seriously.

The word這個字 is有點 a little formal正式 and而且 a little judging帶點批評。Teachers, parents, and reviewers老師、家長、還有書評人 use it會用這個字; friends in casual talk朋友閒聊時 more often更常 just say只會說 you are not taking it seriously你沒把這件事當真

Flippancy can sound witty for a second and then land as cold, because it tells the other person their feeling does not count.

Flippancy輕率 can sound witty可能聽起來很機智 for a second一下子, and then然後 land as cold卻讓人覺得冷淡, because因為 it tells the other person它告訴對方 their feeling does not count他們的感受不算數

It is not the same as humour. A kind joke can ease a hard moment; flippancy skips the hard moment.

It它 is not the same as不等於 humour幽默。A kind joke一個善意的玩笑 can ease可以緩和 a hard moment一個難熬的時刻; flippancy輕率 skips卻跳過 the hard moment那個難熬的時刻

It is also not simply rudeness — you can stay polite and still be flippant.

It它 is also not simply也不只是 rudeness沒禮貌 — you can stay polite你可以保持禮貌 and still卻還是 be flippant很輕率

People often name it after the fact: they remember the tone more than any one sentence.

People人們 often常常 name it事後才說出來 after the fact這件事; they remember他們記得的是 the tone語氣 more than勝過 any one sentence任何一句話