- [not usually before noun] indifferent (to somebody/something)
having or showing no interest in somebody/something 漠不关心;不感兴趣 Extra ExamplesHe appeared indifferent to her suffering. 他对她的痛苦显得毫不在意。 He was coldly indifferent to other people. 他对别人冷若冰霜。 Most staff were indifferent about the plans. 大多数员工对这些计划漠不关心。 Pat sounded almost indifferent. 帕特听起来几乎毫无兴趣。 Anna shrugged her shoulders trying to seem indifferent. 安娜耸了耸肩,试图表现出漠不关心的样子。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
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not very good synonym mediocre不很好的;一般的 an indifferent meal 一般的饭食 The festival has the usual mixture of movies—good, bad and indifferent. 电影节的影片一如既往的良莠不齐,有优秀的、低劣的和一般的。
Extra ExamplesWe enjoyed the day, in spite of very indifferent weather. 虽然天气很不怎么样,但那天我们还是玩得很高兴。 a rather indifferent performance 相当平庸的表演 He suffered from indifferent health. 他健康欠佳。 They were concerned about the team's indifferent form since the semi-final. 他们担心该队自半决赛以来的冷淡状态。
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Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘having no partiality for or against’): via Old French from Latin indifferent- ‘not making any difference’, from in- ‘not’ + different- ‘differing’ (from the verb differre, from dis- ‘from, away’ + ferre ‘bring, carry’).