indifferent

英 [ɪn'dɪfrənt] 美 [ɪn'dɪfrənt]

• adj. 漠不关心的；无关紧要的；平凡的；中立的

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. [P]不关心的,冷淡的; 中立的

   having no interest in sb/sth; not caring about sb/sth; neither or nor against sb/sth

2. 较差的,平庸的

   of rather low quality or ability

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 不感兴趣的
2. 冷淡的
3. 中立的
4. 无关紧要的
5. 不关心的
6. 平庸的
7. 不好的
8. 中等的
9. 随遇的
10. 一般的
11. 不偏不倚的
12. 不重要的
13. 一般性的
14. 相当差的
15. 【化、物】惰性的
16. 中性的
17. 【生】不分化的
18. 不很好的

n. 名词

1. 冷淡的人
2. 无关紧要的事

英英释义

Adjective:

1. marked by a lack of interest;

   "an apathetic audience"
   "the universe is neither hostile nor friendly; it is simply indifferent"
   

2. showing no care or concern in attitude or action;

   "indifferent to the sufferings of others"
   "indifferent to her plea"
   

3. (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed;

   "deaf to her warnings"
   

4. (often followed by `to') lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other;

   "whether you choose to do it or not is a matter that is quite immaterial (or indifferent)"
   "what others think is altogether indifferent to him"
   

5. fairly poor to not very good;

   "has an indifferent singing voice"
   "has indifferent qualifications for the job"
   

6. having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive;

   "inert matter"
   "an indifferent chemical in a reaction"
   

7. marked by no especial liking or dislike or preference for one thing over another;

   "indifferent about which book you would give them"
   "was indifferent to their acceptance or rejection of her invitation"
   

8. characterized by a lack of partiality;

   "a properly indifferent jury"
   "an unbiasgoted account of her family problems"
   

9. being neither good nor bad;

   "an indifferent performance"
   "a gifted painter but an indifferent actor"
   "her work at the office is passable"
   "a so-so golfer"
   "feeling only so-so"
   "prepared a tolerable dinner"
   "a tolerable working knowledge of French"
   

10. neither too great nor too little;

    "a couple of indifferent hills to climb"
    

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. He is indifferent to the result of the exam.
   他对考试结果漠不关心。
2. She seems indifferent, but deep down she's very pleased.
   她貌似无动於衷，其实心里非常高兴。
3. Many one or little one is indifferent to me.
   多一个或少一个对我是无关紧要的。
4. It was utterly indifferent to her who he was.
   封她来说，他是谁，根本是无关紧要的事。
5. I'm an indifferent cook.
   我是个手艺平平的厨师。
6. He remains indifferent in the dispute.
   他对争论表示中立。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. He is an indifferent cook.
   他是个手艺平平的厨师。
2. She is an indifferent teacher.
   她是个不太高明的老师。

用作表语

S+be+～

1. His manner was cold and indifferent.
   他的态度既冷淡又无动于衷。
2. Her English is indifferent.
   她的英文很一般。
3. We can't remain indifferent in this dispute.
   我们在这场争辩中不能保持中立。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

1. 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。
2. He was indifferent with his appearance.
   他不注重个人外表。

经典引文

• They dare not go before an impartial judge and indifferent jury.

  出自： H. P. Brougham

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

动词+～

• remain indifferent 保持中立,保持冷淡

～+介词

• 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

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自拉丁语的indifferens，意为冷淡的。

近反义词

【近义词】

• cool
• insensitive
• unconcerned

【反义词】

• concerned
• earnest
• earning