indifferent
英 [ɪn'dɪf(ə)r(ə)nt]
美 [ɪn'dɪfrənt]
助记提示
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》