indifferent

[in'difrənt]

adj.漠不关心的, 无关紧要的, 平凡的, 中立的

a.

1. 不感兴趣的; 不关心的; 冷淡的[(+to/toward)]

I was concentrating so hard that I was indifferent to the noise outside.

我思想高度集中, 不在乎外面的喧嚷声。

2. 不偏不倚的; 中立的

remain indifferent in a dispute

在争端中保持中立

3. 不重要的, 无关紧要的[(+to)]

It's quite indifferent to me whether you go or stay.

你去也好, 留也好, 我无所谓。

4. 中等的; 一般性的; 平庸的[B]

I'm an indifferent cook.

我烧菜水平有限。

5. 不好的, 相当差的

indifferent health

较差的健康状况

6. 【化】【物】惰性的; 中性的

7. 【生】不分化的; 随遇的

词形变化

副词: indifferently |

词义辨析

同义:

a.冷淡的; 公平的

unbiased  impartial  detached  disinterested  cool  nonchalant  neutral  impersonal  unconcerned  

同义参见:

tolerable  frosty  acceptable  apathetic  chill  objective  negligent  bored  deaf  stony  

反义:

a.不关心的; 不重要的

concerned  interested  

反义参见:

excited  ardent  eager  thoughtful  curious  attentive  hospitable  

英英释义

形容词 indifferent:

marked by a lack of interest

同义词：apathetic

showing no care or concern in attitude or action

(usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed

同义词：deaf

(often followed by `to') lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other

同义词：immaterial

fairly poor to not very good

having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive

同义词：inert, neutral

marked by no especial liking or dislike or preference for one thing over another

characterized by a lack of partiality

同义词：unbiased, unbiassed

being neither good nor bad

同义词：so-so

neither too great nor too little

补充

indifferentindifferent英:[inˈdifrənt] 美:[ɪnˈdɪfərənt, -ˈdɪfrənt]adj.1.不关心的, 冷淡的; 中立的His manner was cold and indifferent.他的态度既冷淡又无动于衷。2.较差的, 平庸的He is an indifferent cook.他是个手艺平平的厨师。Her English is indifferent.她的英文很一般。

例句

1. Her eyes assumed a weary, indifferent look.她的眼里露出一种厌倦冷淡的神色。 2. It never ceases to amaze me how indifferent the public are.公众的冷漠总是让我吃惊不已。 3. the row over the police's indifferent attitude to the killings警察对待谋杀的漠然态度引发的激烈争论 4. People have become indifferent to the suffering of others.人们对他人的痛苦已变得麻木不仁。 5. She had starred in several very indifferent movies.她主演过好几部很烂的电影。 6. Much of the food we eat is of very poor or indifferent quality.我们吃的很多食物要么很难吃, 要么很一般。 7. She was a gifted painter but an indifferent actor.她绘画很有天分, 但表演一般。 8. It became wholly indifferent to me whether we remained in this house or not.对我来说, 是否继续待在这个房子里已经完全无关紧要了。 9. she seemed indifferent rather than angry.她看起来很冷淡，而不是很生气。 10. most workers were indifferent to foreign affairs.多数工人并不关心外交事务。 11. attempts to distinguish between good, bad, and indifferent work.试图区分好的、差的以及中等的工作。 12. a pair of indifferent watercolours.两幅相当差的水彩画。 13. The manager of the shop seemed indifferent to our complaints.商店经理对我们的投诉似乎不加理会。 14. The standard of football in the World Cup was rather indifferent.这次世界杯的足球水平相当差。 15. She was amazed that people could be so indifferent about the trial. [=could care so little about the trial]人们对这场审讯如此无动于衷，这令她大为吃惊。 16. The movie was poorly received by an indifferent public.公众对那部电影反应冷淡。 17. They seem to be indifferent to the problems of poor people.他们似乎对穷人的问题漠不关心。 18. She was tired and gave a rather indifferent [=unimpressive] performance.她身体疲惫，因此表现平平。 19. indifferent [=mediocre] leadership平庸的领导 20. "Was the food good, bad, or indifferent?"这食物是好是坏，还是一般？ 21. a biography received indifferently by the critics评论家反响冷淡的传记