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having no friendly human feelings or atmosphere; making you feel unimportant 缺乏人情味的；冷淡的 a vast impersonal organization 庞大而不讲人情的组织 an impersonal hotel room 冷冰冰的旅馆房间 Business letters need not be formal and impersonal. 商业信函不一定就得刻板而缺乏人情味。 a cold impersonal stare 冷漠的凝视
Extra ExamplesI find the atmosphere there rather impersonal.) 比较：我发现那儿的气氛相当冷淡。 The law is abstract and coldly impersonal. 法律既抽象又没人情味。
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not referring to any particular person; not concerned with people as individuals 非指个人的；客观的 Let's keep the criticism general and impersonal. 我们批评时应有普遍性，不要针对个人。 His touch was as impersonal as that of a doctor. 他的触摸像医生一样没有人情味。 You should write your report in an impersonal manner. 你应该以客观的方式写报告。
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grammar 语法 an impersonal verb or sentence has ‘it’ or ‘there’ as the subject （动词或句子）无人称的，非人称的 Language Bank impersonalimpersonalGiving opinions using impersonal language 用客观的语言发表意见 It is vital that more is done to prevent the illegal trade in wild animals. 应进一步阻止非法买卖野生动物的行为，这一点至关重要。 - (Compare: We have to do more to stop people trading wild animals illegally.)
比较：我们必须进一步阻止人们非法买卖野生动物。
It is clear that more needs to be done to protect biodiversity. 显然，应进一步保护生物多样性。 - (Compare: We clearly need to do more to protect biodiversity.)
比较：很明显，我们需要进一步保护生物多样性。
It is unfortunate that the practice of keeping monkeys as pets still continues. 不幸的是，将猴子当宠物饲养的做法仍在持续。 - (Compare: It’s absolutely terrible that people still keep monkeys as pets.)
比较：非常糟糕的是有人仍将猴子当宠物饲养。
It is difficult for many people to understand the reasons why certain individuals choose to hunt animals for sport. 许多人都难以理解为什么有些人选择捕猎作为消遣。 - (Compare: I can’t understand why anyone would want to kill animals for fun.)
比较：我不明白为什么有人会以猎杀动物为乐。
Unfortunately, it would seem that not enough is being done to support tiger conservation. 遗憾的是，在保护老虎方面给予的支持似乎还不够。 - (Compare: Governments aren’t doing enough to help tiger conservation.)
比较：遗憾的是，在保护老虎方面给予的支持似乎还不够。
There is no doubt that the greatest threat to polar bears comes from global warming. 毫无疑问，对北极熊的最大威胁是全球变暖。 - (Compare: I believe that the greatest threat…)
比较：我认为最大的威胁…
Word Originlate Middle English (in sense (3)): from late Latin impersonalis, from Latin in- ‘not’ + personalis ‘of a person’ (from persona ‘actor's mask, character in a play’, later ‘human being’).