- [uncountable, singular] indifference (to somebody/something)
a lack of interest, feeling or reaction towards somebody/something 漠不关心；冷淡；不感兴趣；无动于衷 his total indifference to what people thought of him 他对别人怎么看他丝毫不在乎的态度 What she said is a matter of complete indifference to me. 她的话对于我来说完全无关紧要。 Their father treated them with indifference. 他们的父亲对他们漠不关心。 an indifference to the needs of others 对于他人的需要置若罔闻
Extra ExamplesConstable's landscapes met with indifference when they were first exhibited. 康斯特布尔的风景画首次展出时受到了冷遇。 He feigned indifference to criticism of his work. 他假装毫不在意别人对他作品的批评。 She showed total indifference to his fate. 对于他的命运她丝毫不关心。 Ellis spoke with a casual indifference that he did not feel. 埃利斯说话时有一种他自己没有觉察到的漫不经心。 She adopted an attitude of supreme indifference. 她采取了极度冷漠的态度。 They have an air of studied indifference to the problem. 他们对这个问题故意摆出漠不关心的样子。 They regard the change in corporate culture with a certain indifference. 他们对公司文化的变化有点儿无动于衷。 The president is resigned to public indifference to his latest initiative. 公众对总统新近提出的倡议置若罔闻，他对此也无可奈何。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- supreme
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- feel
- demonstrate
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- with an indifference
- indifference to
- indifference towards/toward
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- an air of indifference
- an attitude of indifference
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- [uncountable] (formal)
lack of importance 漠不关心；冷淡；不感兴趣；无动于衷 This cannot be regarded as a matter of indifference. 这不能被视为无关紧要的事情。
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the fact of being average or not very good 漠不关心；冷淡；不感兴趣；无动于衷 the indifference of the midfield players 中场球员的冷漠
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘being neither good nor bad’): from Latin indifferentia, from in- ‘not’ + different- ‘differing, deferring’ (from the verb differre).