英语词汇“indifference”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

indifference

/ɪnˈdɪf(ə)r(ə)ns

noun [mass noun]

1Lack of interest, concern, or sympathy: she shrugged, feigning indifference...

He said he was frustrated by people's indifference and lack of interest in the work of the town council.
If international criticism or indifference does not arouse concern for how we look to others, what will?
As expected, responses varied widely from impassioned anger to passive indifference.

Synonyms

lack of concern about, unconcern about, apathy about/towards, nonchalance about, lack of interest in, disregard for, obliviousness to, uninvolvement in/with;

heedlessness of, mindlessness of, carelessness of, dismissiveness of;

boredom with, weariness of, unresponsiveness to, lack of enthusiasm about;

impassiveness, impassivity, dispassionateness, aloofness, insouciance, detachment, distance, coldness, coolness, unresponsiveness, passionlessness, emotionlessness, lack of feeling, lack of sympathy, callousness

rare poco-curantism

1.1Unimportance: it cannot be regarded as a matter of indifference...

If their teachers do not seriously try to teach history, then they will be replicas of our generation for whom history is a matter of indifference.
Mass-murder and suffering were a matter of indifference to them.
It is not a matter of indifference to Scots how the English elect to run their education system.

2Mediocrity: the indifference of Chelsea’s midfield

Synonyms

mediocrity, ordinariness, commonplaceness, lack of inspiration, passableness, adequacy;

inferiority, lack of distinction, amateurism

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense 'being neither good nor bad'): from Latin indifferentia, from in- 'not' + different- 'differing, deferring' (from the verb differre).

单词	indifference
释义	indifference /ɪnˈdɪf(ə)r(ə)ns / noun [mass noun] 1Lack of interest, concern, or sympathy: she shrugged, feigning indifference... He said he was frustrated by people's indifference and lack of interest in the work of the town council. If international criticism or indifference does not arouse concern for how we look to others, what will? As expected, responses varied widely from impassioned anger to passive indifference. Synonyms lack of concern about, unconcern about, apathy about/towards, nonchalance about, lack of interest in, disregard for, obliviousness to, uninvolvement in/with; heedlessness of, mindlessness of, carelessness of, dismissiveness of; boredom with, weariness of, unresponsiveness to, lack of enthusiasm about; impassiveness, impassivity, dispassionateness, aloofness, insouciance, detachment, distance, coldness, coolness, unresponsiveness, passionlessness, emotionlessness, lack of feeling, lack of sympathy, callousness rare poco-curantism 1.1Unimportance: it cannot be regarded as a matter of indifference... If their teachers do not seriously try to teach history, then they will be replicas of our generation for whom history is a matter of indifference. Mass-murder and suffering were a matter of indifference to them. It is not a matter of indifference to Scots how the English elect to run their education system. 2Mediocrity: the indifference of Chelsea’s midfield Synonyms mediocrity, ordinariness, commonplaceness, lack of inspiration, passableness, adequacy; inferiority, lack of distinction, amateurism Origin Late Middle English (in the sense 'being neither good nor bad'): from Latin indifferentia, from in- 'not' + different- 'differing, deferring' (from the verb differre).
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