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| /ɪmˈpɜːsn(ə)l/ |
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| 1 | not showing any friendly feelings or interest in someone 冷淡的;毫无兴趣的 |
| His manner was cold and impersonal. 他态度冷淡,不带任何感情色彩。 |
| | 1a | used about large organizations that do not think about people’ s individual needs and situations (大型组织)不考虑个人需要的,不讲人情的,客观的 | | The council was accused of being too remote and impersonal. 该委员会被指责高高在上,不近人情。 | |
| | 1b | used about a place that does not seem friendly because there are no personal features (地方)无人情味的,不够人性化的 | | The hotel room was a little impersonal. 该酒店的房间有点儿缺乏人情味。 | |
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| 2 | linguistics an impersonal verb or sentence usually has the word ‘it’ as its subject . The word ‘it’ is an impersonal pronoun . (动词或句子)无人称的,非人称的 |
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| impersonally adv |
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