hasty

adj. 轻率的；匆忙的；草率的；性怠的

n. (Hasty)人名；(英)黑斯蒂

中文词源

hasty 仓促的，草率的

来自haste,仓促。

hasty (adj.): mid-14c., "early; demanding haste, urgent; quick-tempered, angry;" late 14c. "speedy, swift, quick," by 1500s, from haste (n.) + -y (2); replacing or nativizing earlier hastif (c. 1300) "eager, impetuous," from Old French hastif "speedy, rapid; forward, advanced; rash, impetuous" (12c., Modern French hâtif), from haste (see haste (n.)). Meaning "requiring haste" is late 14c. (this is the sense in hasty-pudding, 1590s, so called because it was made quickly); that of "eager, rash" is from early 15c. Related: Hastiness. Old French also had a form hasti (for loss of terminal -f, compare joli/jolif, etc.), which may have influenced the form of the English word.

1. So let's not be hasty. After all, he can't run away.: 所以我们不要鲁莽行事。毕竟他是跑不掉的。

3. The Government should not be pressured into making hasty decisions.: 政府不应该迫于压力仓促作出决定。

5. The letter was handwritten, in a hasty, barely decipherable scrawl.: 这封信是仓促手写而成，潦草得几乎无法辨认。