indifferent
英 [?n'd?f(?)r(?)nt]
美 [?n'd?fr?nt]
- adj. 漠不關(guān)心的；無關(guān)緊要的；中性的，中立的
助記提示
1. 她碰到任何事情、喜怒哀樂等都沒有任何的表情變化(不同)、感情變化(不同)，因此任何事情都影響不了她，所以看上去她始終是一副冷漠的(一樣的、沒有不同的)表情。
中文詞源
indifferent 冷淡的in-,不，非，different,不同的。即沒有不同的，引申詞義冷淡的。
英文詞源
- 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."
雙語例句
- 1. Of all the lazy, indifferent, unbusinesslike attitudes to have!
- 這是多么懶惰、冷漠、不敬業(yè)的態(tài)度！
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Crook liked her well enough, but remained indifferent to her feminine charms.
- 克魯格還比較喜歡她，只是對(duì)她的女性魅力卻始終無動(dòng)于衷。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The steel workers were relatively indifferent to the issue of nationalization.
- 相對(duì)而言，鋼鐵工人對(duì)國有化的議題并不太關(guān)心。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. She had starred in several very indifferent movies.
- 她主演過幾部表現(xiàn)非常一般的電影。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The government cannot afford to be indifferent to public opinion.
- 政府不可不關(guān)注輿論。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》