not supporting or helping either side in a disagreement, competition, etc. synonym impartial, unbiased中立的;持平的;無傾向性的 Journalists are supposed to be politically neutral. 新聞工作者在政治上應持中立態度。 I didn't take my father's or my mother's side; I tried to remain neutral. 我既不支持父親也不袒護母親,盡力做到不偏不倚。
Extra ExamplesOur actions are never culturally neutral. 我們的行爲必然要受到文化的影響。 The government maintained its strictly neutral policy. 政府堅持了嚴格中立政策。 The meeting must be at a politically neutral location. 這次會議必須在一個政治上中立的地點舉行。 neutral about this issue 在這個問題上持中立態度 Very few journalists are politically neutral. 極少新聞工作者在政治上持中立態度。 When my parents split up I tried to remain neutral. 當我父母離婚時,我試圖保持中立。
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not belonging to any of the countries that are involved in a war; not supporting any of the countries involved in a war 中立國的;中立的 Extra ExamplesTopics War and conflictb2The Russians took a broadly neutral position. 俄羅斯采取了大體上中立的立場。 The UN are sending six neutral observers to the talks. 聯合國將派遣六名中立觀察員列席談判。
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deliberately not expressing any strong feeling 中性的;不含褒貶義的 Extra ExamplesDolly kept her voice carefully neutral. 多莉小心翼翼地使自己的聲音不帶任何感情色彩。 Her expression seemed neutral. 她的表情好像是中性的。
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not affected by something 不受影響的;沒有傾向的 He believes that technology is morally neutral until it is applied. 他認爲技術在投入應用以前是無關乎道德的。
not very bright or strong, such as grey or light brown 素淨的;淡素的;不鮮豔的 a neutral colour scheme 中性色的色彩搭配 Neutral tones will give the room a feeling of space. 淺色調能給房間營造空間感。
Extra ExamplesTopics Colours and Shapesc1She chose fairly neutral make-up. 她選擇淡妝。 Her clothes were neutral in colour. 她的衣服是中性的。
neither acid nor alkaline 中性的;非酸性又非堿性的 - (abbreviation N)
having neither a positive nor a negative electrical charge 中性的;不帶電的 the neutral wire in a plug 插頭裏的零線
in disagreement/contest分歧;爭執
in war戰爭
without strong feeling/influence無強烈的感情/影響
colour色彩
chemistry化學
electrical與電有關
Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun): from Latin neutralis ‘of neuter gender’, from Latin neuter ‘neither’, from ne- ‘not’ + uter ‘either’.