1. 1毫不在意的、不加理會的

    If you are heedless, you do not pay attention to something you ought to notice — a warning, a rule, danger, or another person's feelings. It is stronger than just being a bit busy or looking the other way.

    If you are heedless如果你heedless you do not pay attention to something you ought to notice意思是你沒有去注意本來應該注意的事 a warning, a rule, danger, or another person's feelings像是警告、規定、危險,或別人的感受 It is stronger than just being a bit busy or looking the other way它的語氣比只是有點忙、或故意不看要強烈

    A heedless driver is not merely in a hurry; they are not taking care. You will often meet it with of: heedless of the risk, heedless of advice, heedless of what people think.

    A heedless driver is not merely in a hurry一個heedless的駕駛不只是趕時間 they are not taking care而是根本沒有小心 You will often meet it with of你常會看到它後面接of heedless of the risk, heedless of advice, heedless of what people think像heedless of the risk、heedless of advice、heedless of what people think

    It sounds a little formal, the kind of word a teacher, a judge, or a news writer uses when they want to say someone really should have listened. Though actually, in everyday talk many people would just say they weren't paying attention, or they didn't care.

    It sounds a little formal它聽起來有點正式 the kind of word a teacher, a judge, or a news writer uses是老師、法官或新聞寫作者會用的字 when they want to say someone really should have listened用來說某人真的應該要聽勸才對 Though actually, in everyday talk many people would just say they weren't paying attention不過其實日常對話裡大家可能就直接說他們沒在注意 or they didn't care或是他們不在乎

    Heedless is the sharper, written way to say that. It is not a kind word; it points to a real gap in care.

    Heedless is the sharper, written way to say thatHeedless是講這件事比較尖銳、書面的說法 It is not a kind word這不是個溫和的字 it points to a real gap in care它指出的是真正缺乏用心的地方

core核心畫面

組成heed(留意、當心)+ -less(沒有)。結尾 -less 來自古英語 -lēas,就是「沒有、缺少」。合起來:沒有把該注意的事放在心上。

同家族的字

  • heedthe older word inside it: to pay careful attention
  • heedfulthe opposite build: full of heed, so you do pay attention
  • heedlesslythe adverb: doing something in a heedless way

原始詞典資料1 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

heedlessadj/ˈhiːdləs/

  • 1

    Unaware; without noticing; careless; inattentive.

    • Sing we joyous, all together, heedless of the wind and weather.
    • Brutes […] / Ruminate heedleſs of the ſcene outſpread / Beneath, beyond, and ſtretching far away / From inland regions to the diſtant main.

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