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indifference

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++in·dif·fer·ence /ɪnˈdɪfərəns/ ●○○ noun [uncountable]  DON'T CARElack of interest or concern 缺乏兴趣;漠不关心indifference to his apparent indifference to material luxuries 他对物质享受明显缺乏兴趣 Whether you stay or leave is a matter of total indifference to me (=I do not care). 你是留是走我根本无所谓。
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indifferenceIt is a bizarre setting, to say the least, where the boredom and indifference can be measured in metric tons.There was no disagreement in accusing the National government of callousness and indifference.They fought incompetence, inclement weather and indifference.In spite of his indifference, it was exquisite: the ditch banks were creamy with cowslips and lilac with cuckoo flower.He seem bored now; and he blinked at Mitchell with imperious indifference.The absence of military protection for the abolitionists in Alton lends credence to legal indifference that bound the country at this time.This hypothesis generates an infinite set of indifference curves which are convex to the L axis.indifference toAmerica has a history of indifference to racial discrimination.
in·dif·fer·ence nounChineseSyllable
interest or concern Corpus lack of


indifference
indifference /ɪnˈdɪfərəns/ noun [uncountable]
lack of interest or concern
    indifference to
    his apparent indifference to material luxuries
    Whether you stay or leave is a matter of total indifference to me (=I do not care).


in·dif·fer·enceBrE /ɪnˈdɪfrəns/ 🔊NAmE /ɪnˈdɪfrəns/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, singular] ~ (to sb/sth) a lack of interest, feeling or reaction towards sb/sth 漠不关心;冷淡;不感兴趣;无动于衷his total indifference to what people thought of him他对别人怎么看他丝毫不在乎的态度What she said is a matter of complete indifference to me. 她的话对于我来说完全无关紧要。🔊🔊Their father treated them with indifference. 他们的父亲对他们漠不关心。🔊🔊an indifference to the needs of others对于他人的需要置若罔闻