| 单词 | aloofness |
| 释义 | aloofness (once / 5573 pages) n Aloofness is a noun meaning a state of being distant, remote, or withdrawn. Someone showing aloofness might be shy, or just really doesn't want to be around people. Aloofness is from the adjective aloof — originally a nautical term. The lee side of a ship was the sheltered side, but in a storm, if the wind was blowing your ship toward shore, you wanted to steer toward the loof (or weather side) of the ship, so that you weren't forced into the shore. Thus literally trying to keep your distance from shore by steering a loof, which gave rise to the more figurative meaning of being distant. WORD FAMILYaloofness: aloofnesses+/aloof: aloofly, aloofness USAGE EXAMPLESEven members of his own Democratic Party complained of Nixon’s aloofness. Washington Times(Nov 22, 2016) His cheerfulness, communication skills and cool demeanor were welcomed in the clubhouse after Williams’s aloofness had worn thin. Washington Post(Nov 15, 2016) The same aloofness marks the rest of Benedict’s account, from his start as a young-turk theologian to the tumultuous years of his pontificate. The New Yorker(Nov 15, 2016) 1n a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner Syn|Hypo|Hyper remoteness, standoffishness, withdrawnness unapproachability a disposition to be unapproachable; unfriendly and inaccessible unsociability, unsociableness an unsociable disposition; avoiding friendship or companionship 2n indifference by personal withdrawal Syn|Hyper distance indifference unbiased impartial unconcern |
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