indifferent 音标拼音: [ɪnd'ɪfrənt] [ɪnd'ɪfɚənt]
a .
不关心的,冷淡的,不感兴趣的;无关紧要的,不在乎的
不关心的,冷淡的,不感兴趣的;无关紧要的,不在乎的
indifferent adj 1 :
marked by a lack of interest ; "
an apathetic audience ";
"
the universe is neither hostile nor friendly ;
it is simply indifferent " [
synonym : {
apathetic }, {
indifferent }]
2 :
showing no care or concern in attitude or action ;
"
indifferent to the sufferings of others "; "
indifferent to her plea "
3 : (
usually followed by `
to ')
unwilling or refusing to pay heed ;
"
deaf to her warnings " [
synonym : {
deaf (
p )}, {
indifferent (
p )}]
4 : (
often followed by `
to ')
lacking importance ;
not mattering one way or the other ; "
whether you choose to do it or not is a matter that is quite immaterial (
or indifferent )"; "
what others think is altogether indifferent to him " [
synonym :
{
immaterial }, {
indifferent }]
5 :
fairly poor to not very good ; "
has an indifferent singing voice "; "
has indifferent qualifications for the job "
6 :
having only a limited ability to react chemically ;
chemically inactive ; "
inert matter "; "
an indifferent chemical in a reaction " [
synonym : {
inert }, {
indifferent }, {
neutral }]
7 :
marked by no especial liking or dislike or preference for one thing over another ; "
indifferent about which book you would give them "; "
was indifferent to their acceptance or rejection of her invitation "
8 :
characterized by a lack of partiality ; "
a properly indifferent jury "; "
an unbiasgoted account of her family problems " [
synonym : {
indifferent }, {
unbiased }, {
unbiassed }]
9 :
being neither good nor bad ; "
an indifferent performance "; "
a gifted painter but an indifferent actor "; "
her work at the office is passable "; "
a so -
so golfer "; "
feeling only so -
so ";
"
prepared a tolerable dinner "; "
a tolerable working knowledge of French " [
synonym : {
indifferent }, {
so -
so (
p )}]
10 :
neither too great nor too little ; "
a couple of indifferent hills to climb "
Indifferent \
In *
dif "
fer *
ent \,
a . [
F .
indiff ['
e ]
rent ,
L .
indifferens .
See {
In -}
not ,
and {
Different }.]
[
1913 Webster ]
1 .
Not making a difference ;
having no influence or preponderating weight ;
involving no preference ,
concern ,
or attention ;
of no account ;
without significance or importance .
[
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Dangers are to me indifferent . --
Shak .
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Everything in the world is indifferent but sin .
--
Jer .
Taylor .
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His slightest and most indifferent acts . . .
were odious in the clergyman '
s sight . --
Hawthorne .
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2 .
Neither particularly good ,
not very bad ;
of a middle state or quality ;
passable ;
mediocre .
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The staterooms are in indifferent order . --
Sir W .
Scott .
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3 .
Not inclined to one side ,
party ,
or choice more than to another ;
neutral ;
impartial .
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Indifferent in his choice to sleep or die .
--
Addison .
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4 .
Feeling no interest ,
anxiety ,
or care ,
respecting anything ;
unconcerned ;
inattentive ;
apathetic ;
heedless ;
as ,
to be indifferent to the welfare of one '
s family .
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It was a law of Solon ,
that any person who ,
in the civil commotions of the republic ,
remained neuter ,
or an indifferent spectator of the contending parties ,
should be condemned to perpetual banishment . --
Addison .
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5 . (
Law )
Free from bias or prejudice ;
impartial ;
unbiased ;
disinterested .
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In choice of committees for ripening business for the counsel ,
it is better to choose indifferent persons than to make an indifferency by putting in those that are strong on both sides . --
Bacon .
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{
Indifferent tissue } (
Anat .),
the primitive ,
embryonic ,
undifferentiated tissue ,
before conversion into connective ,
muscular ,
nervous ,
or other definite tissue .
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Indifferent \
In *
dif "
fer *
ent \,
adv .
To a moderate degree ;
passably ;
tolerably . [
Obs .] "
News indifferent good ." --
Shak .
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1913 Webster ]
253 Moby Thesaurus words for "
indifferent ":
Laodicean ,
Olympian ,
airy ,
aloof ,
apathetic ,
average ,
backward ,
balking ,
balky ,
benumbed ,
betwixt and between ,
blah ,
blase ,
bored ,
by -
the -
way ,
callous ,
careless ,
casual ,
centrist ,
chill ,
cold ,
comatose ,
commonplace ,
cool ,
cursory ,
dead ,
degage ,
desensitized ,
detached ,
devil -
may -
care ,
dilatory ,
dilute ,
diluted ,
disinterested ,
dispassionate ,
disregardant ,
disregardful ,
distant ,
distracted ,
distrait ,
dull ,
easy ,
easygoing ,
emotionless ,
equitable ,
even ,
evenhanded ,
everyday ,
fade ,
fair ,
fair to middling ,
fairish ,
fervorless ,
fifty -
fifty ,
flat ,
flavorless ,
flippant ,
forgetful ,
free and easy ,
frigid ,
glacial ,
grudging ,
gruelly ,
half -
and -
half ,
halfhearted ,
heartless ,
hebetudinous ,
heedless ,
hopeless ,
icy ,
immaterial ,
impartial ,
impassive ,
impersonal ,
impotent ,
imprecise ,
in a stupor ,
inadvertent ,
inane ,
inappreciable ,
inattentive ,
inconsequential ,
inconsiderate ,
incurious ,
independent ,
indevotional ,
indevout ,
indifferentist ,
inferior ,
inobservant ,
insensible ,
insensitive ,
insignificant ,
insipid ,
insouciant ,
intermediate ,
jejune ,
just ,
lackadaisical ,
lackluster ,
laggard ,
languid ,
lax ,
lazy ,
lenient ,
lethargic ,
lightweight ,
listless ,
loath ,
loose ,
lukewarm ,
mean ,
mediocre ,
medium ,
middling ,
midway ,
mild ,
milk -
and -
water ,
mindless ,
minor ,
moderate ,
modest ,
namby -
pamby ,
negligent ,
neuter ,
neutral ,
nonaligned ,
nonchalant ,
noncommitted ,
nonobservant ,
nonpartisan ,
nonreligious ,
not bad ,
nugatory ,
numb ,
numbed ,
objective ,
oblivious ,
of a kind ,
of a sort ,
of sorts ,
offhand ,
on the fence ,
ordinary ,
overindulgent ,
overpermissive ,
pappy ,
passable ,
passive ,
perfunctory ,
permissive ,
phlegmatic ,
pluckless ,
pococurante ,
poor ,
pulpy ,
reckless ,
regardless ,
relaxed ,
reluctant ,
remiss ,
remote ,
removed ,
renitent ,
resigned ,
respectable ,
respectless ,
restive ,
sapless ,
savorless ,
slack ,
slight ,
slipshod ,
sloppy ,
slow ,
slow to ,
sluggish ,
so so ,
so -
so ,
soft ,
soporific ,
spiceless ,
spiritless ,
spunkless ,
stale ,
stoic ,
stolid ,
stupefied ,
supine ,
tactless ,
tasteless ,
tedious ,
tepid ,
thin ,
third -
force ,
third -
world ,
thoughtless ,
tolerable ,
torpid ,
trifling ,
trivial ,
unbiased ,
uncaring ,
uncommitted ,
uncompassionate ,
unconcerned ,
undazzled ,
undevout ,
undiplomatic ,
undistinguished ,
undutiful ,
unemotional ,
unenthusiastic ,
unfeeling ,
unflavored ,
unheedful ,
unheeding ,
unimportant ,
uninfluenced ,
uninquiring ,
uninspired ,
uninterested ,
uninvolved ,
unjaundiced ,
unmarking ,
unmindful ,
unnoticing ,
unnoting ,
unobservant ,
unobserving ,
unprejudiced ,
unprepared ,
unprepossessed ,
unready ,
unreligious ,
unremarking ,
unrestrained ,
unsavory ,
unsolicitous ,
unswayed ,
unsympathetic ,
untactful ,
unthinking ,
unzealous ,
vapid ,
washy ,
watered ,
watered -
down ,
watery ,
weak ,
wishy -
washy ,
withdrawn ,
zealless
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