indifference

英 [ɪnˈdɪfrəns]

美 [ɪnˈdɪfrəns]

n.  漠不关心; 冷淡; 不感兴趣; 无动于衷

TOEFLTEM8法律

BNC.7765 / COCA.8021

牛津词典

noun

• 漠不关心；冷淡；不感兴趣；无动于衷
  a lack of interest, feeling or reaction towards sb/sth
  1. his total indifference to what people thought of him
     他对别人怎么看他毫不在乎的态度
  2. What she said is a matter of complete indifference to me.
     她的话对于我来说完全无关紧要。
  3. Their father treated them with indifference.
     他们的父亲对他们漠不关心。
  4. an indifference to the needs of others
     对于他人的需要置若罔闻

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 不感兴趣;不关心;冷淡
  If you accuse someone ofindifference tosomething, you mean that they have a complete lack of interest in it.
  1. ...his callous indifference to the plight of his son.
     他对儿子所处困境的无情漠视
  2. ...the prejudice and indifference which surround the Aids epidemic.
     对艾滋病传播的偏见与漠视

英英释义

noun

• the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally
  Synonym:apathynumbnessspiritlessness
• the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care
  Synonym:nonchalanceunconcern
• apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions
  Synonym:emotionlessnessimpassivityimpassivenessphlegmstolidityunemotionality
• unbiased impartial unconcern

双语例句

• The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference.
  艺术的对立面不是丑陋，而是了冷漠。
• He displayed a sublime indifference to the distinction between right and wrong.
  他对是非之间的差别根本就无动于衷。
• After this day, Jane said no more of her indifference.
  自从这一天以后，吉英再也不说对他无所谓了。
• I fear this world of unfriendly and indifference, but I also believe that the existence of the good.
  我惧怕这个世界的不友善和冷漠，但我也相信善的存在。
• Bitterness because his hero's welcome had turned into indifference to this dishevelled, hectoring, old-fashioned figure.
  悲愤是由于他受到的英雄式的欢迎变成了对散乱和欺凌漠不关心的过时的形象。
• Her indifference aroused perhaps his combative soul.
  她的冷若冰霜也许激起了他好胜的灵魂。
• This should not be a matter of indifference to you.
  这对你而言不能说是无关紧要的事。
• Hayley could not bear his indifference and made up a lie.
  赫莉再也无法忍受他的绝情和冷漠，终于，一个无知的谎言在她的脑海中诞生了。
• Among other things, I liked his indifference, confidence and knowledge of foreign film directors.
  另外我喜欢他的漠不关心、自信和对外国电影导演的了解。
• 'Giles phoned this morning,' Mirella said with feigned indifference.
  “贾尔斯今早来电话了，”米雷拉装作若无其事地说。