| 单词 | apolitical |
| 释义 | apolitical (once / 27171 pages) adj If you don't care who's president, don't belong to a party, and don't care about political issues, you're apolitical: uninterested in politics. Lots of people are very interested in politics. People who vote, follow current events, and register with political parties are being political. On the other hand, some people don't care about such things: they are apolitical. Putting the a in front of political makes it mean "not political." If you're apolitical, you're either politically neutral or don't care about politics at all. Since politics can be very frustrating, it's natural that some people end up being apolitical. WORD FAMILYapolitical: apolitically+/nonpolitical: nonpolitically/political: apolitical, nonpolitical, politically, semipolitical, unpolitical/politician: politicians/politicise: politicised, politicising/politicize: politicized, politicizes, politicizing/politics: political, politician, politicise, politicize USAGE EXAMPLES“Nothing in these times is apolitical. Organizations whose missions are threatened by some of Trump’s positions need to think about that.” Washington Post(Dec 25, 2016) “We as police officers are required to be apolitical,” Newsham said. Washington Post(Dec 21, 2016) The latter forces are more galvanizing, for liberals and the apolitical alike. Salon(Dec 20, 2016) adj politically neutral Syn unpolitical nonpolitical not political |
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