indifferent
/ɪnˈdɪfərənt/adjective
1
- having no particular interest or sympathy; unconcerned不感兴趣的; 冷淡的; 不同情的; 不关心的:
she seemed indifferent rather than angry
她看起来很冷淡, 而不是很生气
most workers were indifferent to foreign affairs.
多数工人并不关心外交事务。
2
- neither good nor bad; mediocre不好不坏的; 中等的; 普通的, 平庸的:
attempts to distinguish between good, bad, and indifferent work.
区分好、差以及中等的尝试。
2.1
- not especially good; fairly bad不特别好的, 一般的; 相当差的:
a pair of indifferent watercolours.
两幅相当差的水彩画。
派生词
indifferently
adverb词源
late 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' (see DIFFERENT).