indifferent
英 [ɪn'dɪf(ə)r(ə)nt]
美 [ɪn'dɪfrənt]
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!
- 這是多麽懶惰、冷漠、不敬業的態度！
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，隻是對她的女性魅力卻始終無動於衷。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The steel workers were relatively indifferent to the issue of nationalization.
- 相對而言，鋼鐵工人對國有化的議題並不太關心。
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.
- 政府不可不關注輿論。
來自《權威詞典》