disinterested
Word family
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++dis·in·terest·ed /dɪsˈɪntrɪstɪd/ adjective 1 FAIRable to judge a situation fairly because you are not concerned with gaining any personal advantage from it 客观的，公正无私的 SYN objective, impartial, unbiased A lawyer should provide disinterested advice. 律师应该提供客观公正的建议。2. INTERESTED#not interested. Many teachers think that this is not correct English 无兴趣的，不关心的〔许多教师认为此用法不正确〕 → uninterested —disinterestedly adverbExamples from the Corpus
disinterested• Mostly, the fans were looking disinterested.• Find a financial consultant who can offer completely independent and disinterested advice.• They do not expect the medical profession to be disinterested, and are disappointed if it does not provide advice and support.• The transaction is subject to approval by a panel of disinterested directors.• His wife left him, he became increasingly disinterested in his work and he returned to Cornwall as a tramp.• The peculiarly disinterested institution of science develops only in special circumstances and remains constantly vulnerable.• As an outside observer drawn into the Statementing process by the professionals involved, I had a neutral but not disinterested role.• I for one am making a disinterested search for information.• As soon as the lights snapped on, he glanced at me for a second in a bored, disinterested way.dis·in·terest·ed adjectiveChineseSyllable
a able situation Corpus because fairly are to judge you
disinterested
dis‧in‧terest‧ed /dɪsˈɪntrəstəd, dɪsˈɪntrɪstəd/
adjective
SYN objective, impartial, unbiased:
A lawyer should provide disinterested advice.
2. not interested. Many teachers think that this is not correct English ⇨ uninterested
—disinterestedly adverb
dis‧in‧terest‧ed /dɪsˈɪntrəstəd, dɪsˈɪntrɪstəd/
adjective Word Family: adverb: interestingly, disinterestedly; adjective: interested ≠ disinterested ≠ uninterested, interesting ≠ UNINTERESTING; verb: interest; noun: interest ≠ disinterest
1. able to judge a situation fairly because you are not concerned with gaining any personal advantage from it SYN objective, impartial, unbiased:
2. not interested. Many teachers think that this is not correct English ⇨ uninterested
—disinterestedly adverb
disgusting extremely unpleasant and making you feel slightly ill 指令人不快的、使人厌恶的、令人恶心的、使人作呕的 ：◆ What a disgusting smell! 这气味真难闻！ foul dirty, and tasting or smelling bad 指肮脏恶臭的、难闻的、恶心的 ：◆ She could smell his foul breath. 她闻得到他的口臭。 revolting extremely unpleasant and making you feel slightly ill 指令人不快的、使人厌恶的、令人恶心的、使人作呕的 ：◆ The stew looked revolting. 这煨菜看上去令人作呕。
disgusting or revolting? 用 disgusting 还是 revolting？
repulsive ( extremely unpleasant in a way that offends you or makes you feel slightly illrather
指使人厌恶的、令人反感的、十分讨厌的 NOTE Repulsive usually describes people, their behaviour or habits, which you may find offensive for physical or moral reasons.* repulsive 通常指人或其行为习惯刺激感官或有违道德而令人厌恶。 offensive ( (especially of smells) extremely unpleasant尤指气味令人不适的、令人恶心的、使人厌恶的 gross ( (of a smell, taste or personal habit) extremely unpleasant指气味、味道或个人习惯令人很不舒服的、令人恶心的、使人厌恶的
Patterns
disgusting/repulsive/offensive to sbto find sb/sth disgusting/revolting/repulsive/offensiveto smell/taste disgusting/foul/grossa(n) disgusting/foul/revolting/offensive/gross smell a disgusting/revolting/gross habit disgusting/offensive/gross behaviour a disgusting/revolting/repulsive man/woman/person
The opposite of interested isuninterested ornot interested .* interested 的反义词为 uninterested 或 not interested ：◆ He is completely uninterested in politics. 他对政治毫无兴趣。 ◆ I am not really interested in politics. 我并不真正热衷于政治。 Disinterested means that you can be fair in judging a situation because you do not feel personally involved in it.* disinterested 意为不涉及个人利害关系、公正无私、不偏不倚 ：◆ A solicitor can give you disinterested advice. 律师可给你公正的忠告。 However, in speech it is sometimes used instead of uninterested , although this is thought to be incorrect.不过，在口语中有时用此词代替 uninterested，但一般认为此用法不正确。 The opposite of interesting can beuninteresting .* interesting 的反义词可以是 uninteresting ：◆ The food was dull and uninteresting. 食物单调无味。 It is more common to use a different word such as dull orboring .用其他词如 dull 或 boring 则更普遍。