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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryap·a·thy \ˈa-pə-thē\ noun ETYMOLOGY Greek apatheia, from apathēs without feeling, from a- + pathos emotion — more at pathos DATE 15941. lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness2. lack of interest or concern : indifferenceEnglish Etymologyapathy c.1600, "freedom from suffering," from Fr. apathie (16c.), from L.apathia, from Gk. apatheia "freedom from suffering, impassability," from apathes "without feeling," from a- "without" + pathos "emotion, feeling, suffering" (see pathos). Originally a positive quality; sense of "indolence of mind, indifference to what should excite" is from c.1733.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7apathyap·athy / 5ApEWi / noun[U] the feeling of not being interested in or enthusiastic about anything 冷漠；淡漠: There is widespread apathy among the electorate. 选民普遍态度冷淡。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishapathy noun ADJ. general, widespread | political, public VERB + APATHY suffer from | fall into, sink into Once defeated, he sank into apathy. | lead to Such attitudes can only lead to apathy. PREP. ~ among widespread apathy among students | ~ towards a general apathy towards politics Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedap·a·thy\ˈapəthē, -thi\ noun(-es)Etymology: Greek apatheia, apathia, from apathēs without feeling (from a-a- (II) + pathos feeling, suffering) + -ia -y — more at pathos1. : release or freedom from passion, excitement, or emotion < this attitude of calm is the Epicurean counterpart of the Stoic apathy — Frank Thilly >2. a. : absence or lack of feeling or emotion : unfeelingness, impassiveness < the dull apathy of despair — Oscar Wilde > b. : absence or lack of interest or concern : listlessness, indifference < an alarming degree of apathy among the party's rank and file — G.C.Wright >

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