词组 | indifference |
释义 | indifference /ɪnˈdɪfərəns/ noun lack of interest or concernadjectivestotal/complete indifference also supreme indifference especially literary They showed a total indifference to local cultural traditions.apparent/seeming indifference Her apparent indifference to the situation was annoying.studied indifference (=deliberately seeming or pretending to be indifferent) The girls, with studied indifference, avoided the eyes of the boys as they walked past.casual indifference He treated his guests with casual indifference and they thought he was very rude.public indifference There was widespread public indifference to the president’s visit.pretended/assumed/feigned indifference She saw through his pretended indifference to criticism of his work.cool/bland indifference (=calm indifference) “Those are the Baron’s orders,” he said with cool indifference.callous/heartless indifference They accused the government of callous indifference to the plight of the refugees.verbsshow indifference He has shown nothing but indifference towards his own children.express indifference Thirty-one per cent of those polled liked the statue, while twenty-five per cent expressed indifference.prepositionsindifference to/towards sth/sb In spite of his indifference to her needs, Amy loved him.with indifference All too often, elderly patients are treated with indifference.phrasesa matter of indifference (to sb) (=something that does not matter to someone) It is a matter of complete indifference to me whether he comes or not. |
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