正面 | 19990.impassive 英 [ɪm'pæsɪv]美 [ɪm'pæsɪv] ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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背面 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 释义: 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.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。 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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