| 单词 | disinterested |
| 释义 | disinterested (dɪsɪntrəstɪd ) 1. adjective Someone who is disinterested is not involved in a particular situation or not likely to benefit from it and is therefore able to act in a fair and unselfish way. The current sole superpower is far from being a disinterested observer. Scientists, of course, can be expected to be impartial and disinterested. Such benevolence, however, was not completely disinterested. Synonyms: impartial, objective, neutral, detached 2. adjective If you are disinterested in something, you are not interested in it. Some users of English believe that it is not correct to use disinterested with this meaning. We had both become jaded, disinterested, and disillusioned. Lili had clearly regained her appetite but Doran was disinterested in food. Synonyms: indifferent, apathetic, uninterested Collocations: disinterested observer His eternal joy and happiness cannot be disturbed, but he's also not a disinterested observer of the human scene. Christianity Today Disinterested observers must merely hope that this storyline doesn't end with another financial crisis. Times, Sunday Times And this sort of westerncentric partial storytelling makes it harder the next time news organisations go to cover hot news claiming to be merely disinterested observers. Times, Sunday Times He will need to talk through such agonising confusion, but he needs counsel from a disinterested party. Times, Sunday Times Of course, when the major aspect of the pastor's mistake involves people on the board, a more disinterested party may give the best help. Christianity Today It will hardly be a meeting of disinterested parties. Times, Sunday Times A declaration of disinterest could not block a project unless the disinterested party's participation was vital. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But I just had to get over it, and the crew is totally disinterested. The Sun (2013) He was totally disinterested in us. The Sun (2010) Self seeking is totally disinterested in serving. Christianity Today (2000) Translations: Chinese: 不涉己利的 Japanese: 公平無私な |
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