not caring about other people’s feelings, pain or problems synonym cruel, unfeeling冷酷无情的;无同情心的;冷漠的 a callous killer/attitude/act 冷血杀手;漠不关心的态度;冷酷的行为 a callous disregard for the feelings of others 对他人感情的漠视
Extra ExamplesHe was convicted of the particularly callous murder of two teenage boys. 他被判犯有特别残忍的谋杀两个十几岁男孩的罪行。 I still can't believe they were so callous. 我仍然无法相信他们如此冷酷无情。 The troops showed a callous disregard for life and property. 那支部队对生命和财产表现得麻木不仁。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryCallous is used with these nouns:- disregard
- indifference
Word Originlate Middle English (in the Latin sense): from Latin callosus ‘hard-skinned’.