indifferent

名词 n. 形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person who is indifferent or apathetic.
形容词 adj.
  1. Ambivalent; unconcerned; uninterested, apathetic.
    — He was indifferent to the proposal, since it didn’t affect him, either way.
  2. Indicating or reflecting a lack of concern or care.
    — She responded with an indifferent shrug.
  3. Mediocre (usually used negatively in modern usage).
    — The long distance and the indifferent roads made the journey impossible.
  4. Having no preference.
    — I am indifferent between the two plans.
  5. Unbiased, impartial, judging fairly. dated
    — On October 7, 1640, the Massachusetts General Court attempted to solve the problem by a law stating that property seized for debts was to be assessed "at such prizes [prices] as the same shalbee valewed [shall be valued] at by 3 understanding and indifferent men, to bee chosen, the one by the creditor, another by the debtor, and the third by the marshall […]"
  6. Not making a difference; without significance or importance.
    — Even if one appliance consumes an indifferent amount of energy when left on stand-by overnight, together they can represent 10% of the electricity demand of a household.
  7. Being in the state of neutral equilibrium.
  8. Not different; matching. obsolete
    — […] let their heads be sleekly comb’d, their blue coats brush’d and their garters of an indifferent knit
副词 adv.
  1. To some extent, in some degree (intermediate between very and not at all); moderately, tolerably, fairly. obsolete
    — The face of the Moon appearing to me to be full of indifferent high mountains.
  2. Without distinction or preference for some over others. obsolete
    — Newton. My Maſters, you that be the chiefeſt of the rout, The King intreats you kindly here by me, To come and ſpeake with him a word or two. Iacke Straw. Sirra, if the King would any thinge with vs, Tell him the way is indifferent to meete vs. Newton. You are too many to be talkt with all, […]

词形变化

more indifferent comparative most indifferent superlative indifferents plural

词汇关系

衍生词
indifferentist indifferentness unindifferent
相关词
indifference indifferency indifferentism indifferently

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Italic *n̥-
Latin in-
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-
Proto-Italic *dis-
Latin dis-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti
Proto-Italic *ferō
Latin ferō
Latin differō
Latin differēns
Latin indifferēns
Old French indifferent
English indifferent
From Old French indifferent, from Latin indifferens. By surface analysis, in- + different.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Italic *n̥-
Latin in-
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-
Proto-Italic *dis-
Latin dis-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti
Proto-Italic *ferō
Latin ferō
Latin differō
Latin differēns
Latin indifferēns
Old French indifferent
English indifferent
From Old French indifferent, from Latin indifferens. By surface analysis, in- + different.
词源 3
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Italic *n̥-
Latin in-
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-
Proto-Italic *dis-
Latin dis-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti
Proto-Italic *ferō
Latin ferō
Latin differō
Latin differēns
Latin indifferēns
Old French indifferent
English indifferent
From Old French indifferent, from Latin indifferens. By surface analysis, in- + different.
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