The word "indifferent" describes someone who is not interested or does not care (indifferent to), or something that is of average or poor quality (indifferent). The adverb "indifferently" means doing something without interest or care.
The word "indifferent" describes someone who is not interested or doesn't care (不感兴趣/不关心), or something that is of average or poor quality (一般的/差的). The adverb "indifferently" means doing something without interest or care.
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不感兴趣的；不关心的；冷淡的 If you accuse someone of being indifferent to something, you mean that they have a complete lack of interest in it.
[oft ADJ to n]
People have become indifferent to the suffering of others.
人们对别人的痛苦已经变得无动于衷。
...the row over the police's indifferent attitude to the killings.
严厉谴责警方对杀戮无动于衷的态度
indifferently
'Not that it matters,' said Tench indifferently.
“那并不要紧，”坦奇漠然地说。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](水平或质量)一般的，平庸的，差的 If you describe something or someone as indifferent, you mean that their standard or quality is not very good, and often quite bad.
She had starred in several very indifferent movies...
她主演过几部表现非常一般的电影。
Much of the food we eat is of very poor or indifferent quality.
我们吃的许多食物质量要么很差，要么很一般。
indifferently
...an eight-year-old girl who reads tolerably and writes indifferently.
阅读尚可、写作很一般的 8 岁女孩
Oxford
in·dif·fer·ent/ɪnˈdɪfrənt; NAmEɪnˈdɪfrənt/adjective1[not usually before noun ]indifferent(to sb/sth) having or showing no interest in sb/sth 漠不关心；不感兴趣◆The government cannot afford to be indifferent to public opinion.政府不可不关注舆论。2not very good 不很好的；一般的SYN
mediocre
◆an indifferent meal一般的饭食◆The festival has the usual mixture of movies— good, bad and indifferent.电影节的影片一如既往的良莠不齐，有优秀的、低劣的和一般的。▶in·dif·fer·ent·ly/ɪnˈdɪfrəntli; NAmEɪnˈdɪfrəntli/adverb◆He shrugged indifferently.他满不在乎地耸了耸肩。in·dif·fer·ent/ɪnˈdɪfrənt; NAmEɪnˈdɪfrənt/in·dif·fer·ent·ly/ɪnˈdɪfrəntli; NAmEɪnˈdɪfrəntli/
1not at all interested in someone or somethingindifferent to Sarah was absolutely indifferent to him, and it hurt.2not particularly goodSYN mediocre: an indifferent cook—indifferently adverb
WDF
indifferent
[ɪnˈdɪfrənt]
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无关紧要的(41%)，漠不关心的(34%)，中立的(21%)，平凡的(4%)
adj.漠不关心的；无关紧要的；中性的，中立的
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