Impassive



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 无动于衷的, 冷漠的
• ［英］ adj. 无动于衷的, 冷漠的 ( stolid; phlegmatic)
• ［记］ im ( 没有) +pass ( 感情) +ive没有感情的, 注意不要和 impassioned ( 充满激情的) 相混

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Date: 1605
• 1.
  • a. archaic unsusceptible to pain
  • b. unsusceptible to physical feeling ; insensible
  • c. unsusceptible to or destitute of emotion ; apathetic
• 2. giving no sign of feeling or emotion ; expressionless
• ? impassively adverb
• ? impassiveness noun
• ? impassivity noun
• Synonyms:
  • impassive, stoic, phlegmatic, apathetic, stolid mean unresponsive to something that might normally excite interest or emotion. impassive stresses the absence of any external sign of emotion in action or facial expression <met the news with an impassive look>. stoic implies an apparent indifference to pleasure or especially to pain often as a matter of principle or self-discipline<was resolutely stoic even in adversity>. phlegmatic implies a temperament or constitution hard to arouse<a phlegmatic man unmoved by tears>. apathetic may imply a puzzling or deplorable indifference or inertness<charitable appeals met an apathetic response>. stolid implies an habitual absence of interest, responsiveness, or curiosity<stolid workers wedded to routine>.

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