indifferent 词态变化
副词: indifferently;
indifferent 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。
indifferent 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."
indifferent 英文释义
- 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; not active;
- "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 unbiased account of her family problems"
- 9. 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"
indifferent 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》
indifferent 实用场景例句
- The government cannot afford to be indifferent to public opinion.
- 政府不可不关注舆论。
牛津词典
- an indifferent meal
- 一般的饭食
牛津词典
- The festival has the usual mixture of movies─ good, bad and indifferent .
- 电影节的影片一如既往的良莠不齐——有优秀的、低劣的和一般的。
牛津词典
- He shrugged indifferently.
- 他满不在乎地耸了耸肩。
牛津词典
- People have become indifferent to the suffering of others.
- 人们对别人的痛苦已经变得无动于衷。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...the row over the police's indifferent attitude to the killings.
- 严厉谴责警方对杀戮无动于衷的态度
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- She had starred in several very indifferent movies...
- 她主演过几部表现非常一般的电影。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Much of the food we eat is of very poor or indifferent quality.
- 我们吃的许多食物质量要么很差,要么很一般。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- But this indifferent attitude irritates me.
- 可是他显得无所谓,真叫我恼火.
期刊摘选
- The universe is not hostile, nor yet is it friendly. It is simply indifferent.
- 宇宙没有敌意, 然而他也不友善. 它只是漠不关心.
期刊摘选
- Many one or little one is indifferent to me.
- 多一个或少一个对我是无关紧要的.
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- The physical world was and still is indifferent to the mathematicians'classification.
- 物理界过去和现在都是从不关心数学家们的分类的.
辞典例句
- And how can he remain indifferent to that?
- 他又怎能继续保持冷漠?
期刊摘选
- He is indifferent to fame and gain, and never cares about them.
- 对于世俗名利, 他总是漠然置之,不放在心上.
期刊摘选
- Her English is indifferent.
- 她的英文很一般.
《简明英汉词典》
- If I understand him correctly, Mr Brake maintains ( that ) working men are indifferent to working condition.
- 如果我理解正确的话, 布莱克先生认为工人不关心工作条件.
期刊摘选
- He becomes all outer show and inward emptiness; dull, callous, and indifferent.
- 灵魂变得徒有其表,其中空空; 迟钝, 木然, 冷漠.
期刊摘选
- These are circumstances and perfectly indifferent, where God has not given any express command about them.
- 这些就是细节,完全的无关紧要, 在这些事情上上帝没有明确的诫令.
期刊摘选
- He forced himself to appear indifferent.
- 他极力装出无所谓的样子.
期刊摘选
- How can you be indifferent to the sufferings of people who are starving?
- 你对忍饥挨饿的人所受的苦难怎么能漠不关心?
期刊摘选
- He remains indifferent in the dispute.
- 他对争论表示中立.
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- To remain silent and indifferent is the greatest sin of all.
- 保持沉默与冷漠就是最大的犯罪.
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- His manner was cold and indifferent.
- 他的态度既冷淡又无动于衷.
《简明英汉词典》
- The only amusements left us are the indifferent races at the Champ de Mars and Satory.
- 我们现在唯一的娱乐,只是马尔斯跑马场和萨陀莱跑马场的几次赛马.
期刊摘选
- I am indifferent to their arguments.
- 我对他们的争论毫不关心.
期刊摘选
- There are exhibited all kinds of paintings good, bad, and indifferent.
- 展出有各种画,好的, 坏的, 普通的.
期刊摘选
- " If I understand him correctly, Mr. Brake maintains ( that ) workmen are indifferent to work condition. "
- 如果我更正确的话, 布莱克先生认为工人不关心工作条件.
英汉 - 翻译样例 - 口语
- Mother, not only those in the feed, you are indifferent to the care of me.
- 妈妈, 不但这些,在糊口上, 你也漠不关心的关怀我.
期刊摘选
- He was coldly indifferent to other people.
- 他对其他人冷若冰霜.
《简明英汉词典》