indifferent

英 [ɪnˈdɪfrənt]

美 [ɪnˈdɪfrənt]

adj.  漠不关心; 不感兴趣; 不很好的; 一般的

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同义词辨析

impersonalaloofapatheticcoldcoolindifferent【导航词义：不带感情的】

牛津词典

adj.

• 漠不关心；不感兴趣
  having or showing no interest in sb/sth
  1. The government cannot afford to be indifferent to public opinion.
     政府不可不关注舆论。
• 不很好的；一般的
  not very good
  1. an indifferent meal
     一般的饭食
  2. 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。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不感兴趣的;不关心的;冷淡的
  If you accuse someone of beingindifferent tosomething, you mean that they have a complete lack of interest in it.
  1. 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。
  2. ...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
• ADJ-GRADED (水平或质量)一般的,平庸的，差的
  If you describe something or someone asindifferent, you mean that their standard or quality is not very good, and often quite bad.
  1. She had starred in several very indifferent movies...
     她主演过几部表现非常一般的电影。
  2. 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。

英英释义

adj

• showing no care or concern in attitude or action
  1. indifferent to the sufferings of others
  2. indifferent to her plea
• (often followed by `to') lacking importance
  1. whether you choose to do it or not is a matter that is quite immaterial (or indifferent)
  2. what others think is altogether indifferent to him
  Synonym:immaterial
• marked by a lack of interest
  1. an apathetic audience
  2. the universe is neither hostile nor friendl
  Synonym:apathetic
• neither too great nor too little
  1. a couple of indifferent hills to climb
• being neither good nor bad
  1. an indifferent performance
  2. a gifted painter but an indifferent actor
  3. her work at the office is passable
  4. a so-so golfer
  5. feeling only so-so
  6. prepared a tolerable dinner
  7. a tolerable working knowledge of French
  Synonym:so-so(p)
• characterized by a lack of partiality
  1. a properly indifferent jury
  2. an unbiasgoted account of her family problems
  Synonym:unbiasedunbiassed
• marked by no especial liking or dislike or preference for one thing over another
  1. indifferent about which book you would give them
  2. was indifferent to their acceptance or rejection of her invitation
• having only a limited ability to react chemically
  1. inert matter
  2. an indifferent chemical in a reaction
  Synonym:inertneutral
• fairly poor to not very good
  1. has an indifferent singing voice
  2. has indifferent qualifications for the job

双语例句

• She had starred in several very indifferent movies
  她主演过几部表现非常一般的电影。
• We should be attentive and friendly to our comrades, not uncaring and indifferent.
  对同志要满腔热忱，而不应该漠不关心，麻木不仁。
• I can be just as indifferent to her and just as rude.
  我也可以对对她无礼，漠不关心。
• He was mute, distant, and indifferent
  他一句话也不说，显得疏远而冷漠。
• He is an indifferent cook.
  他是个手艺平平的厨师。
• You said that you indifferent; I said, I numb.
  你说你冷漠了；我说我麻木了。
• 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。
• One should not take an indifferent ( or nonchalant) attitude towards questions of principle.
  对原则问题不应采取无可无不可的态度。
• Many one or little one is indifferent to me.
  多一个或少一个对我是无关紧要的。
• He felt no warmth towards his comrades but was cold, indifferent and apathetic.
  他对同志不是满腔热情，而是冷冷清清，漠不关心，麻木不仁。