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unsympathetic

UK //ˌʌn.sɪm.pəˈθet.ɪk//US //ˌʌn.sɪm.pəˈθet̬.ɪk//

词源

由前缀 un-(表示否定)和 sympathetic(同情的)组成,源自希腊语 sympatheia(同情)。

adjective

❶ 指对他人的困难或感受缺乏同情心或理解,表现出冷漠或不关心的态度。常用于描述人或其行为。

“The manager was unsympathetic to her request for time off.”

(经理对她请假的请求表现得漠不关心。)

“His unsympathetic response made her feel even worse.”

(他冷漠的回应让她感觉更糟。)

❶ 指对某种观点、想法或行为不赞同或不予支持的态度。

“The government was unsympathetic to the protesters' demands.”

(政府对抗议者的要求持不赞同态度。)

“He remained unsympathetic to modern art movements.”

(他对现代艺术运动始终持不支持态度。)

同义词:unfeeling, indifferent, unconcerned, cold, hard-hearted

常见短语

unsympathetic to — 对某人或某事缺乏同情或理解,常用于描述态度或立场。

“The judge was unsympathetic to the defendant's excuses.”

(法官对被告的借口不予理解。)

unsympathetic ear — 指不愿倾听或理解他人困难的人,强调缺乏同理心。

“She poured out her troubles to an unsympathetic ear.”

(她向一个不愿倾听的人倾诉了自己的烦恼。)