ENG words

cavalier \kav-uh-LEER\ adjective
(n. 騎士、騎兵)
漫不經心，無憂無慮的
傲慢、目空一切的
1 : debonair
*2 : marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful dismissal of important matters

• debonair 無憂無慮的
• offhand 即席的，不假思索的
• 即席演說 impromptu speech
  
• distainful 污辱的，貶低價值的
• distain v. 汙辱
  
• dismissal n.
  
• 解散、打發走
• 開除、解雇
• [法律】撤回訴訟
• dismiss v.
• 解散、打發走
• 開除、解雇(+from)
• 【法律】駁回、不受理
  

Example sentence:
"I'm tired of the cavalier way you brush off my concerns," Mom said, "so I'm taking away the car keys until you start listening to me."

• brush off 置之不理
  

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nidus \NYE-dus\ noun
【蟲】儲卵巢
發源地
1 : a nest or breeding place; especially : a place or substance in an animal or plant where bacteria or other organisms lodge and multiply
*2 : a place where something originates, develops, or is located

• lodge 寄宿
  

Example sentence:
The college, with its focus on human ecology, is widely known as a nidus of environmental activism.

關聯字:

• nidification n. 營巢(the process of building a nest)
• nidicolous a. 【鳥】孵化後留在巢中一個時期的(reared in a nest)