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 indifferent [ɪn'dɪfərənt]   添加此单词到默认生词本
a. 漠不关心的, 无重要性的, 中立的

[医] 中性的, 无作用的, 无亲和力的, 淡漠的




    indifferent
    [ adj ]
    1. marked by a lack of interest

      2. <adj.all>
      an apathetic audience
      the universe is neither hostile nor friendly; it is simply indifferent
    2. showing no care or concern in attitude or action

      3. <adj.all>
      indifferent to the sufferings of others
      indifferent to her plea
    3. (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed

      4. <adj.all>
      deaf to her warnings
    4. (often followed by `to') lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other

      5. <adj.all>
      whether you choose to do it or not is a matter that is quite immaterial (or indifferent)
      what others think is altogether indifferent to him
    5. fairly poor to not very good

      6. <adj.all>
      has an indifferent singing voice
      has indifferent qualifications for the job
    6. having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive

      7. <adj.all>
      inert matter
      an indifferent chemical in a reaction
    7. marked by no especial liking or dislike or preference for one thing over another

      8. <adj.all>
      indifferent about which book you would give them
      was indifferent to their acceptance or rejection of her invitation
    8. characterized by a lack of partiality

      9. <adj.all>
      a properly indifferent jury
      an unbiasgoted account of her family problems
    9. being neither good nor bad

      10. <adj.all>
      an indifferent performance
      a gifted painter but an indifferent actor
      her work at the office is passable
      a so-so golfer
      feeling only so-so
      prepared a tolerable dinner
      a tolerable working knowledge of French
    10. neither too great nor too little

      11. <adj.all>
      a couple of indifferent hills to climb


    Indifferent \In*dif"fer*ent\, a. [F. indiff['e]rent, L.
    indifferens. See {In-} not, and {Different}.]
    1. Not making a difference; having no influence or
    preponderating weight; involving no preference, concern,
    or attention; of no account; without significance or
    importance.

    Dangers are to me indifferent. --Shak.

    Everything in the world is indifferent but sin.
    --Jer. Taylor.

    His slightest and most indifferent acts . . . were
    odious in the clergyman's sight. --Hawthorne.

    2. Neither particularly good, not very bad; of a middle state
    or quality; passable; mediocre.

    The staterooms are in indifferent order. --Sir W.
    Scott.

    3. Not inclined to one side, party, or choice more than to
    another; neutral; impartial.

    Indifferent in his choice to sleep or die.
    --Addison.

    4. Feeling no interest, anxiety, or care, respecting
    anything; unconcerned; inattentive; apathetic; heedless;
    as, to be indifferent to the welfare of one's family.

    It was a law of Solon, that any person who, in the
    civil commotions of the republic, remained neuter,
    or an indifferent spectator of the contending
    parties, should be condemned to perpetual
    banishment. --Addison.

    5. (Law) Free from bias or prejudice; impartial; unbiased;
    disinterested.

    In choice of committees for ripening business for
    the counsel, it is better to choose indifferent
    persons than to make an indifferency by putting in
    those that are strong on both sides. --Bacon.

    {Indifferent tissue} (Anat.), the primitive, embryonic,
    undifferentiated tissue, before conversion into
    connective, muscular, nervous, or other definite tissue.


    Indifferent \In*dif"fer*ent\, adv.
    To a moderate degree; passably; tolerably. [Obs.] ``News
    indifferent good.'' --Shak.

    1. He is acting openly as an Iraqi nationalist, and he is indifferent to whether he has any allies.
    2. Mr Hopkins has designed two office buildings to replace the present huddle of low and indifferent buildings on Victoria Street.
    3. But Champalimaud, whose blunt, autocratic style leaves few people indifferent, believes he has proved his worth as an entrepreneur by rebuilding the group that was seized from him by a short-lived Communist-leaning government.
    4. Thought for Today: "I would rather believe that God did not exist than believe that He was indifferent." - George Sand, French author (1804-1876).
    5. "Why go through this unbelievably tortuous process of analyzing whether having Jim Wright on the podium is good, bad or indifferent?" asks Joseph Grandmaison, the party chairman in New Hampshire.
    6. As long as America's policy makers remain indifferent, the world's space experts will continue to go to Moscow.
    7. Appetite for small stocks is reviving among pension fund managers, overseas investors and other previously indifferent traders.
    8. But 48.3 percent said they felt indifferent or no pride when hearing the anthem, and 5.2 percent said hearing it bothered them, the institute reported.
    9. If Mr. Stewart did indeed review "every sentencing letter," he could not have written that Mr. Milken was ungenerous in general and indifferent to the welfare of his employees in particular.
    10. This doesn't mean that Kuwait is indifferent to OPEC.
    11. Mr Geza Jeszenszky, Hungary's foreign minister, compared their struggle to that of ancient gladiators fighting wild beasts in the Circus Maximus in front of an indifferent (western) Caesar. The Community's response was less dramatic.
    12. Veterans who were influential in getting the monument built, reminded the audience that most Vietnam veterans returned from the war zone to a country that was at best indifferent and at times hostile.
    13. The grass comes later than 'normal'. Attitudes differ, and many people are indifferent.
    14. By its own admission, for example, competition has galvanised the notoriously indifferent Indian Airlines, which had lost almost a quarter of its passengers to new entrants, to unprecedented efforts aimed at regaining the loyalty of its customers.
    15. At one point, Mr. Zakharov even took time off from looking at the mostly indifferent pictures to exchange pleasantries with a leather-clad emigre artist.
    16. If not, it could be left with an indifferent investment of no strategic value.
    17. Bad laws of any importance quickly develop a devoted following of powerful pressure groups who benefit greatly from them. The general public usually is relatively indifferent, not organised and ineffective.
    18. The study shows "the appearance of being indifferent to others is an affectation to some degree," said Roy F. Baumeister, a psychology professor at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.
    19. End Adv PMs Friday, March 24 A few feet from the spot where a young Bob Dylan once performed for an indifferent audience, Lena Spencer makes her bed.
    20. Mr. Wulff's ideas get indifferent support from other analysts.
    21. The company denied the accusation last night but Mr Woodley said that he was standing by his claim. 'The government must now surely change its indifferent attitude to the fate of the Leyland-Daf operations in Britain', added Mr Woodley.
    22. No wonder Wien Modern is a success. This year, there were mumblings that four weeks were too long, that some of the visiting ensembles were of indifferent quality.
    23. Final salary schemes are feeling the strain, and money purchase schemes are coming under the dual pressure of indifferent fund performance and falling annuity rates.
    24. By all accounts he was an indifferent student, failing to complete his medical studies.
    25. It was also the most interesting part of a program that included a mostly indifferent performance by Mr. Stern (he did wake up for the third movement's lyrical passages), and yet another Tchaikovsky No. 6 (at least it wasn't "Bolero").
    26. There were also special factors in the company's favour, such as the right weather for ice cream sales and a relatively indifferent comparative quarter in the US.
    27. With the Soviets gone, the world has grown indifferent to a country that seems, except for an array of modern weapons, still to live in the 14th century.
    28. How do you sell a product to indifferent consumers, via hostile retailers, when you have virtually no marketing experience?
    29. He won an organ scholarship at St. John's College, Oxford, where he claims to have been a very indifferent performer.
    30. Oklahomans, getting even, voted to bounce legislators out of office - good, bad or indifferent - after they've served 12 years. Similar term-limitation propositions are expected to get heavy votes in California and Colorado on election day.
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