| 单词 | indifferent |
| 释义 | indifferent (once / 134 pages) 1adj 2adj 3adj 4adj If you're indifferent about something, you don't care much about it one way or another. You might feel indifferent about politics, changing the channel whenever the TV news comes on. People seem indifferent when they're obviously unconcerned — an indifferent observer of a tennis match is clearly not rooting for either player, and an indifferent voter might choose a candidate at the last minute by flipping a coin. A slightly less common meaning of indifferent is "unbiased or impartial," which you can see in its root, the Old French indifferent, or "impartial." In this sense of the word, we all hope our laws and legal system are indifferent. WORD FAMILYindifferent: indifference, indifferenter, indifferently+/differ: differed, different, differing, differs/difference: differences, differential, differentiate/different: difference, differently, indifferent/differential: differentially, differentials/differentiate: dedifferentiate, differentiable, differentiated, differentiates, differentiating, differentiation, differentiator/differentiated: dedifferentiated, undifferentiated/differentiation: dedifferentiation, differentiations/indifference: indifferences USAGE EXAMPLESBy his own account an indifferent student in public school, Tyrus found his calling at the institute, now the Otis College of Art and Design. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) All the while, the instruments churn through their material, indifferent to the singer’s plight. The New Yorker(Dec 25, 2016) When one thinks in an adopted language, one arranges and rearranges words that are neutral, indifferent even. The New Yorker(Dec 25, 2016) 1 1adj marked by a lack of interest it is simply indifferent Syn apathetic uninterested not having or showing interest 2adj showing no care or concern in attitude or action indifferent to the sufferings of others indifferent to her plea Syn unconcerned lacking in interest or care or feeling 3adj (often followed by `to') lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other what others think is altogether indifferent to him Syn immaterial unimportant not important 4adj 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 Syn impartial showing lack of favoritism 5adj characterized by a lack of partiality a properly indifferent jury Syn unbiased, unbiassed impartial showing lack of favoritism 6adj being neither good nor bad an indifferent performance a gifted painter but an indifferent actor Syn so-so ordinary not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree 7adj neither too great nor too little 2a couple of indifferent hills to climb Syn moderate being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme adj (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed 3Syn deaf heedless, unheeding marked by or paying little heed or attention adj fairly poor to not very good 4has an indifferent singing voice has indifferent qualifications for the job Syn inferior of or characteristic of low rank or importance adj having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive an indifferent chemical in a reaction Syn inert, neutral unreactive (chemistry) not reacting chemically |
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