| 英语单词 | disinterested |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 [dɪs'ɪntrəstɪd] 美 [dɪs'ɪntrəstɪd] |
| 中文释义 | adj.不感兴趣的;无私欲的;公平的;公正的 动词disinterest的过去式和过去分词形式. |
| 英语例句 | (1) But, the mere idea of having that much money is enough to make even the most disinterested students pay attention in a social studies class. (2) He is a disinterested person. (3) The God makes everyone disinterested. (4) The judge gave a disinterested verdict. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 可是,哪怕仅仅是想到有这么一大笔钱,已经足够使那些对此最不感兴趣的学生也关注起这门社会学课程。 (2) 他是一个没有私心的人。 (3) 上帝对每个人都是公平的! (4) 法官作出了公正的判决 |
| vocabulary简明 | If you can't decide whether to purchase the shirt with orange polka dots or the purple paisley-patterned one, you might seek input from a disinterested, or unbiased, party (who will probably tell you not to buy either one). |
| vocabulary扩展 | Depending on whom you ask, disinterested is either one of the most commonly misused words in the English language, or a perfect example of usage experts and English teachers being way too uptight. While everyone agrees that disinterested can mean “unbiased,” the debate rages on as to whether it can also mean “uninterested” or “indifferent.” Sticklers are vehemently opposed to this secondary meaning. (Of course, you’ll also find the disinterested — or uninterested? — folks who couldn’t care less.) |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](指人)公正的,无私的 Someone who is disinterested is not involved in a particular situation or not likely to benefit from it and is therefore able to act in a fair and unselfish way.
2 [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;冷漠的 If you are disinterested in something, you are not interested in it. Some users of English believe that it is not correct to use disinterested with this meaning. [oft ADJ
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