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Impassive 19990.Impassive 英 ɪm'pæsɪv]美 ɪm'pæsɪv 释义 Adj 冷漠的;无感觉的

正面 19990.impassive
英 [ɪm'pæsɪv]美 [ɪm'pæsɪv]

背面
释义:
adj. 冷漠的;无感觉的
例句:
1. He met each inquiry with an impassive countenance.他面无表情地接受每一个盘问。

1. con- "together" + tent- "hold" + -ed.2. => that which is contained.3. Sense evolved through "contained," "restrained," to "satisfied," as the contented person's desires are bound by what he or she already has.
impassive 无感情的im-,不,非,-pass,感情,激情,词源同passion,impassioned.
impassive (adj.)1660s, "not feeling pain," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + passive. Meaning "void of emotions" is from 1690s. Related: Impassively; impassiveness (1640s)."

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