indifferent

英 [ɪn'dɪf(ə)r(ə)nt] 美 [ɪn'dɪfrənt]
  • adj. 漠不关心的;无关紧要的;中性的,中立的

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1. 她碰到任何事情、喜怒哀乐等都没有任何的表情变化(不同)、感情变化(不同),因此任何事情都影响不了她,所以看上去她始终是一副冷漠的(一样的、没有不同的)表情。

中文词源


indifferent 冷淡的

in-,不,非,different,不同的。即没有不同的,引申词义冷淡的。

英文词源


indifferent
indifferent: see different
indifferent (adj.)
late 14c., "unbiased," from Old French indifferent "impartial" or directly from Latin indifferentem (nominative indifferens) "not differing, not particular, of not consequence, neither good nor evil," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + differens, present participle of differre "set apart" (see differ). Extended sense of "apathetic" first recorded early 15c.; that of "neither good nor bad" 1530s, on notion of "neither more nor less advantageous."

双语例句


1. Of all the lazy, indifferent, unbusinesslike attitudes to have!
这是多么懒惰、冷漠、不敬业的态度!

来自柯林斯例句

2. Crook liked her well enough, but remained indifferent to her feminine charms.
克鲁格还比较喜欢她,只是对她的女性魅力却始终无动于衷。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The steel workers were relatively indifferent to the issue of nationalization.
相对而言,钢铁工人对国有化的议题并不太关心。

来自柯林斯例句

4. She had starred in several very indifferent movies.
她主演过几部表现非常一般的电影。

来自柯林斯例句

5. The government cannot afford to be indifferent to public opinion.
政府不可不关注舆论。

来自《权威词典》

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