记忆方法
adj.不经意的,随便的
a casual love 一场随便的爱情
双解例句
小知识
Something casual is ordinary or everyday — not too special, unusual, fancy, serious, or eventful. You might have a casual conversation with your classmates before homeroom, or attend a casual backyard barbecue.
If you're going to your friend's house for a dinner of pizza and soda, you could describe the evening as a casual night at home. Formal attire might mean tuxedos and evening gowns, but casual clothing is the kind of clothing you wear every day, for ordinary activities. If you treat a person or a subject in a casual way, you're not paying close attention or treating them as special. And you might remind your siblings to act casual on the day of your mom's surprise birthday party so that they don't ruin the surprise.
实用短语
常用短语
单词用法
irregular:指不按常规、固定模式或计划做事;或指不隶属于任何机构或组织。
casual:指不太注意场合,仪表等,随意性强。
informal:指语言、穿着等随便,也指不举行任何形式或仪式的活动。
casual clothing休闲装;便服
casual pants休闲裤
business casual商务休闲装;商务便装
词根词缀
词根: cas
1. =fall,表示”落下,降临”; 2. 引申为偶然发生
adj.
casual 偶然的cas落下,降临+ual……的→落下的→不是安排好的→偶然的
n.
cascade 小瀑布cas落下+cad落下+e→落下再落下→瀑布
case 事, 病例, 案例, 情形, 场合cas落下,降临+e→[某事]降临,发生→事, 病例, 案例, 情形, 场合
casualty 事故;灾难casual偶然的+ty表名词→[突然]落下的事→事故
occasion 发生;时机oc使+cas落下+ion表名词→使……落下→事情发生
同义词辨析
同义词
informal / random / unexpected / contingent / desultory / chance / fortuitous / adventitious / accidental
accidental / haphazard / nonchalant / natural / unexpected / informal / colloquial / occasional / chance