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insensitive

UK /ɪnˈsɛnsɪtɪv/US /ɪnˈsɛnsətɪv/

词源

源自拉丁语 'in-'(不) + 'sensitivus'(敏感的),17世纪进入英语,最初指物理感觉迟钝,后引申为情感冷漠。

adjective

❶ 指对他人感受或处境缺乏理解或关心,常表现为言行粗鲁或冷漠,容易伤害他人感情。

“His insensitive comments about her appearance made her cry.”

(他对她外貌的刻薄评论让她哭了。)

“It was insensitive of him to joke about the accident.”

(他拿那场事故开玩笑太不近人情了。)

❶ 指对物理刺激反应迟钝,如皮肤对触摸或温度变化感知能力降低。

“The area around the scar became insensitive to touch.”

(疤痕周围的皮肤变得对触摸不敏感。)

“Diabetic patients may develop insensitive feet.”

(糖尿病患者可能出现足部感觉迟钝。)

同义词:unfeeling, callous, indifferent

常见短语

socially insensitive — 指在社会交往中不顾及他人感受或文化差异的行为,容易引发冲突或冒犯他人。

“Wearing casual clothes to a formal wedding is socially insensitive.”

(在正式婚礼上穿休闲服装是缺乏社交敏感度的表现。)

culturally insensitive — 指忽视或冒犯其他文化习俗和价值观的行为,常因缺乏跨文化理解导致。

“The advertisement was withdrawn for being culturally insensitive.”

(该广告因文化冒犯性而被撤下。)