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发音：[blaɪð]
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例句：
- The word blithe is used to describe someone being carefree and happy, or showing a casual and cheerful indifference or carefree attitude. It implies a lack of concern or worry.
- The marketing team took a blithe approach to the product launch, assuming it would sell itself without much effort.
- The cybersecurity expert warned against being too blithe about the potential for data breaches, as even minor oversights can have major consequences.
- She is blithe about the risks of experimenting with large-scale Earth systems, saying that if geo-engineering interventions produced unhappy side effects, we could just stop.
- The league’s many fascinations will be on display: its wonderful athleticism, its stupendous television ratings, and its blithe disregard for the safety of its most valuable commodities, the players.
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解释：
- Blithe这个单词做形容词使用，其表示“being carefree and happy, or showing a casual and cheerful indifference or carefree attitude”这一含义，即“快乐的/乐观的/无忧无虑的/漫不经心的/轻率的”，与cheerful/optimistic/nonchalant/carefree这些单词构成近义词。注意：该单词在实际使用时，多用作“describe someone who isn’t paying attention the way they should.（轻率的/漫不经心的）”这一语意。
- 具体使用如下：
- The environmentalist warned against blithely assuming that current levels of pollution and climate change won’t have serious consequences.（环保主义者警告不要乐观地认为目前的污染和气候变化水平不会产生严重后果。）
—Biology - The fashion designer’s blithe approach to color and pattern made their clothing line stand out from more traditional designs.（时装设计师对色彩和图案的轻快方法使他们的服装系列从更传统的设计中脱颖而出。）
—Arts - To do so with blithe disregard for the impact upon our planet’s operating system is careless and dangerous, and we must demand better.（轻率地无视对我们星球操作系统的影响这样做是粗心大意和危险的，我们必须要求更好。）
—Physics - Another sign of fiscal fraud: the budget’s blithe assumption that we will hit 3 percent annual growth in gross domestic product over an extended period.（财政欺诈的另一个迹象是：预算轻率地假设我们将在很长一段时间内实现国内生产总值（GDP）3%的年增长率。）
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