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語源

Borrowed from French pococurante, itself - from Pococurante, a nonchalant Venetian senator in Candide, coined by Voltaire based on Italian poco (“little”) + curante (“caring”).

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌpəʊ.kəʊ.kjʊəˈɹæn.ti/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˌpoʊ.koʊ.kjuːˈɹɑːn.ti/

形容詞

pococurante (comparative more pococurante, superlative most pococurante)

1. Apathetic, indifferent or nonchalant.

   Synonyms: aloof, disinterested, unconcerned; see also Thesaurus:apathetic

   • 1909, Ward A. W., Prothero G. W., Leathes Stanley K.C.B., Lord Acton, The Cambridge Modern History‎, volume VI, page 20:

     The Treasury was entrusted to the pococurante capacity of Grafton, the Exchequer to the erratic genius of Charles Townshend.

名詞

pococurante (plural pococurantes)

1. An apathetic, indifferent or nonchalant person.

派生語