apathetic
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ap·a·thet·ic /ˌæpəˈθetɪk◂/ ●○○ adjective INTERESTEDDON'T LIKEnot interested in something, and not willing to make any effort to change or improve things 无兴趣的；冷淡的；无动于衷的 She felt too apathetic even to move. 她毫无兴趣，甚至连动都不想动。apathetic about How can you be so apathetic about the world and its problems? 你怎么能对这个世界以及其中存在的问题如此无动于衷？ —apathetically /-kli/ adverb
Examples from the Corpus
apathetic• Of course it matters whether you vote or not! Don't be so apathetic!• political apathy• People must realize that we can't afford to be apathetic about environmental issues any longer.• Parents are completely apathetic about their children's education and show little interest in it.• The mass is politically apathetic and impotent, and policy is imposed upon this large proportion of the population.• The summer holidays that year saw me at my most apathetic - and my most miserable.• An individual who is passive, utterly apathetic and withdrawn from community life is no true citizen.• That led many political commentators to indulge in hand-wringing about how apathetic Californians were about representative government.• She lay, apathetic, dull as the lustreless droop of her hair on the pillows.• The voters have become increasingly apathetic over the last several years.• Yet they are pessimistic about the current state of politics which lacks energy and leadership and is marked by an apathetic public.• Most people were just too apathetic to go out and vote.• They may become apathetic, unable to do even the simplest task.ap·a·thet·ic adjectiveChineseSyllable
Corpus willing make something, not not and any in interested to
apathetic
ap‧a‧thet‧ic /ˌæpəˈθetɪk◂/
adjective
not interested in something, and not willing to make any effort to change or improve things:
She felt too apathetic even to move.
apathetic about
How can you be so apathetic about the world and its problems?
—apathetically /-kli/ adverb
■ not interested
▪not interested not wanting to know about something or give it your attention: I just wasn't at all interested in science at school.
▪uninterested not interested in wanting to know about something, especially something you are told: When I tried to tell her about my holiday, she seemed completely uninterested.
▪apathetic not interested in a particular problem or situation, so that you are not willing to make an effort to change and improve things: Voters have become increasingly apathetic.
▪indifferent having no interest in someone or something, and often not caring about them: Sometimes the government seems indifferent to the problems of the poor.
▪somebody couldn't care less spoken used when saying that someone does not care at all about something and is not interested in it: I couldn't care less what other people think.
ap‧a‧thet‧ic /ˌæpəˈθetɪk◂/
adjectivenot interested in something, and not willing to make any effort to change or improve things:
apathetic about
—apathetically /-kli/ adverb
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