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Impersonal Good ɪm'pɜːrsənl Adj.一般人称的 Served Remark 先到,先得”是不以特定人为对象的语句 Relating

Front impersonal
Pron [ɪm'pɜːrsənl]
Back 【impersonal】
adj.一般人称的
"First some, first served" is an impersonal remark.
“先到,先得”是不以特定人为对象的语句。
Vocab
impersonalnot relating to or responsive to individual persons

If you're impersonal, you're neutral — you're not showing your feelings or your preference. If you choose people to be on your team by closing your eyes and pointing, that's impersonal — you're not picking your friends or the best players.

Impersonal can be good. An impersonal rejection is easier to take than one that specifies precisely why you, in particular, are a reject. But if your class is so impersonal, your teacher doesn't even know your name, that’s not good. A wedding that doesn't include details about the bride and groom would be impersonal and maybe more like a business meeting than a celebration. Impersonal comes from the Latin roots in- (or im-), "not," and personalis, "of a person."

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