indifferent
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ɪn'dɪf(ə)r(ə)ntɪnˈdɪfrənt]
- 美式音标 [ɪnˈdɪfərənt, -ˈdɪfrənt]
- 国际音标 [in'difərənt]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj. 冷淡的;不关心的;中等的;平庸的;一般的;相当差的;中立的;不分化的
- n. 冷漠的人
词源解说
- 直接源自拉丁语的indifferens,意为冷淡的。
词根记忆
- in(不) + different(不同的)→并非与众不同的→一般的
- in(不) + different(不同的)→同于不同无所谓→冷漠的;参考:在听力和阅读中表态度的词:indifferent冷漠的;positive肯定的,积极的;negative否定的,消极的;cautious谨慎的;critical批评的;prejudiced怀偏见的;pessimistic悲观的;doubtful疑心的;concerned关心的
- in(不) + different(不同的)→对待老人没什么不同→冷漠的,不关心的
- in(不) + different(不同的)→对任何事的态度都没什么不同→漠不关心的
- 他对她漠不关心(indifferent),认为她和其他人没什么不同(different)
英汉例句
- He is an indifferent cook.
他是个手艺平平的厨师。 - His manner was cold and indifferent.
他的态度既冷淡又无动于衷。 - I was so excited to see snow that I was indifferent to the cold.
我看到雪激动得连寒冷都不在乎了。
用作形容词 (adj.)
用作定语: ~+ n.
用作表语: S+be+~
S+be+~+ prep .-phrase
词组短语
- remain indifferent 保持中立
- indifferent about 对…不关心
- indifferent about success or failure 不计成败
- indifferent in the dispute 在争论中保持中立
- indifferent to one 's dress 不关心衣着
- indifferent equilibrium [气象]中性平衡;[物]随遇平衡;中性平衡
- indifferent treatment 冷遇;礼遇
用作形容词 (adj.)
动词+~
~+介词
短语
英英字典
- (NOT INTERESTED) not thinking about or interested in someone or something
- (NOT GOOD) not good, but not very bad
- If you accuse someone of being indifferent to something, you mean that they have a complete lack of interest in it.
- indifferently
- If you describe something or someone as indifferent, you mean that their standard or quality is not very good, and often quite bad.
- indifferently
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专业释义
- 未分化的,无亲和力的;随遇的
- 无关的;随遇的;惰性的;不分化的
- 中性的;惰性的
- 中性的;惰性的
- 漠不关心的