indifferent

adjective

/ɪnˈdɪfrənt/

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[not usually before noun] indifferent (to somebody/something) having or showing no interest in somebody/something
- The government cannot afford to be indifferent to public opinion.
Extra Examples
- He appeared indifferent to her suffering.
- He was coldly indifferent to other people.
- Most staff were indifferent about the plans.
- Pat sounded almost indifferent.
- Anna shrugged her shoulders trying to seem indifferent.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- appear
- be
- feel
- …
adverb
- completely
- quite
- supremely
- …
preposition
- about
- to
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not very good synonym mediocre
- an indifferent meal
- The festival has the usual mixture of movies—good, bad and indifferent.
Extra Examples
- We enjoyed the day, in spite of very indifferent weather.
- a rather indifferent performance
- He suffered from indifferent health.
- They were concerned about the team's indifferent form since the semi-final.
More Like This Words that look like opposites, but aren’t
Words that look like opposites, but aren’t
- different / indifferent
- interested / disinterested
- famous / infamous
- flammable / inflammable
- savoury / unsavoury
- sensible / insensible
- valuable / invaluable

Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘having no partiality for or against’): via Old French from Latin indifferent- ‘not making any difference’, from in- ‘not’ + different- ‘differing’ (from the verb differre, from dis- ‘from, away’ + ferre ‘bring, carry’).

单词	indifferent
释义	indifferent adjective /ɪnˈdɪfrənt/ /ɪnˈdɪfrənt/ jump to other results [not usually before noun] indifferent (to somebody/something) having or showing no interest in somebody/something The government cannot afford to be indifferent to public opinion. Extra Examples He appeared indifferent to her suffering. He was coldly indifferent to other people. Most staff were indifferent about the plans. Pat sounded almost indifferent. Anna shrugged her shoulders trying to seem indifferent. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs appear be feel … adverb completely quite supremely … preposition about to See full entry not very good synonym mediocre an indifferent meal The festival has the usual mixture of movies—good, bad and indifferent. Extra Examples We enjoyed the day, in spite of very indifferent weather. a rather indifferent performance He suffered from indifferent health. They were concerned about the team's indifferent form since the semi-final. More Like This Words that look like opposites, but aren’tWords that look like opposites, but aren’t different / indifferent interested / disinterested famous / infamous flammable / inflammable savoury / unsavoury sensible / insensible valuable / invaluable Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘having no partiality for or against’): via Old French from Latin indifferent- ‘not making any difference’, from in- ‘not’ + different- ‘differing’ (from the verb differre, from dis- ‘from, away’ + ferre ‘bring, carry’).
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