He had a cavalier attitude towards his responsibilities.
他对自己的责任持漫不经心的态度。
Choose the word that is most similar in meaning to “cavalier”:
D — Arrogant. “cavalier” means adj. careless; arrogant; dismissive
His ______ attitude toward basic safety worried the entire crew.
B — cavalier. “cavalier” means adj. careless; arrogant; dismissive
cavalier — adj. careless; arrogant; dismissive. In Chinese: 漫不经心的；傲慢的.
cavalier is pronounced /ˌkævəˈlɪər/. It breaks into 3 syllables: cav · a · lier.
He had a cavalier attitude towards his responsibilities. (他对自己的责任持漫不经心的态度。)
offhand, dismissive — all close in meaning to cavalier (adj. careless; arrogant; dismissive).
Yes. cavalier appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 800+ words for the ISEE and SSAT.
caval (horse) + ier → knight (extended to arrogant, indifferent)