indifferent

indifferent /in'difrənt/
  • tính từ
    • lânh đạm, thờ ơ, hờ hững, dửng dưng; không thiết, không quan tâm, không để ý, bàng quang
      • to be indifferent to something: thờ ơ đối với cái gì; không quan tâm tới cái gì
    • trung lập, không thiên vị
      • to be indifferent in a dispute: đứng trung lập trong một cuộc tranh chấp
    • không quan trọng, cũng vậy thôi
      • it's indifferent to me that...: đối với tôi cũng không có gì quan trọng là..., đối với tôi thì... cũng như vậy thôi
    • bình thường, xoàng xoàng, vô thưởng, vô phạt
      • his English is indifferent: tiếng Anh của cậu ta cũng xoàng xoàng
    • (hoá học) trung hoà, trung tính
    • (vật lý) phiếm định (cân bằng)
    • (sinh vật học) không phân hoá, không chuyển hoá (mô)
    • danh từ
      • người lânh đạm, người thờ ơ
      • hành động vô thưởng, hành động vô phạt (về mặt đạo lý)

     không phân biệt
     phiếm định
  • indifferent equilibrium: sự cân bằng phiếm định
  • Lĩnh vực: y học
     không phân hóa (mô)
     thờ ơ, lãnh đạm
     trung hòa, trung tính

    indifferent gas
     khí trơ
    indifferent salt
     muối trung hòa

    Word families (Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs): difference, indifference, differentiation, differ, differentiate, different, indifferent, differently


    Xem thêm: apathetic, deaf(p), indifferent(p), immaterial, inert, neutral, unbiased, unbiassed, so-so(p)



    indifferent

    Từ điển Collocation

    indifferent adj.

    1 not interested

    VERBS appear, be, feel, seem, sound He appeared indifferent to her suffering. | become | remain

    ADV. completely, quite, totally | almost Pat sounded almost indifferent. | largely | apparently | coldly

    PREP. about Most staff were indiffferent about the plans. | to He was coldly indifferent to other people.

    2 of low quality

    VERBS be

    ADV. very We enjoyed the day, in spite of very indifferent weather. | rather a rather indifferent performance

    PHRASES good, bad and indifferent The festival has the usual mix of films?good, bad and indifferent.


    Từ điển WordNet

      adj.

    • marked by a lack of interest; apathetic

      an apathetic audience

      the universe is neither hostile nor friendly; it is simply indifferent

    • showing no care or concern in attitude or action

      indifferent to the sufferings of others

      indifferent to her plea

    • (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed; deaf(p), indifferent(p)

      deaf to her warnings

    • (often followed by `to') lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other; immaterial

      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

    • fairly poor to not very good

      has an indifferent singing voice

      has indifferent qualifications for the job

    • having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive; inert, neutral

      inert matter

      an indifferent chemical in a reaction

    • marked by no especial liking or dislike or preference for one thing over another

      indifferent about which book you would give them

      was indifferent to their acceptance or rejection of her invitation

    • characterized by a lack of partiality; unbiased, unbiassed

      a properly indifferent jury

      an unbiasgoted account of her family problems

    • being neither good nor bad; so-so(p)

      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

    • neither too great nor too little

      a couple of indifferent hills to climb


    English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary


    syn.: cool detached disinterested impartial impersonal neutral unbiased unconcerned

    ant.: concerned interested