indifferent是什么意思

adj. 漠不关心的；无关紧要的；中性的，中立的

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: 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."

1. 她碰到任何事情、喜怒哀乐等都没有任何的表情变化(不同)、感情变化(不同)，因此任何事情都影响不了她，所以看上去她始终是一副冷漠的(一样的、没有不同的)表情。

1. Of all the lazy, indifferent, unbusinesslike attitudes to have!: 这是多么懒惰、冷漠、不敬业的态度！

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。

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。

5. The government cannot afford to be indifferent to public opinion.: 政府不可不关注舆论。