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单词 impersonality
释义 im·personality
\(|)im, əm+\ noun
Etymology: impersonal (I) + -ity
1. : the lack or absence of a personal or human character
 < the impersonality of natural law >
2. : the quality or state of not involving personal feelings or the emotions or of being unemotional and disinterested
 < marveled at the impersonality of the thinking of so passionate a man >
 < the emotional detachment and impersonality required of a good playwright — Leslie Rees >
 < so much impersonality, so much coldness and emphasis on technique — Manny Farber >
3.
 a. : the quality or state of not involving, not being activated by, or not tracing to a personal agent
  < the impersonality of the popular ballad >
  < the impersonality of the machine >
 b. : a quality or state marked by an absence or suppression of human expression or a minimizing of the significance of personality
  < the impersonality of society >
  < the impersonality of the world money market >
 c. : the quality of not bearing on only a single or a particular person
  < the impersonality, the universality of his remarks >
4. : something impersonal
 < forced to deal with impersonalities such as the state or the law >
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