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发音：[ɪnˈdɪf(ə)r(ə)nt]
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例句：
- If we say that somebody is indifferent about something, we mean that this person does not care much about it.
- Actually, a great majority of ordinary people in China are indifferent about politics, since they believe that politics is only limited to politicians.
- The Supreme Court ruled that under the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution, prisons cannot be deliberately indifferent to the safety and well-being of the people in their care.
- No one can be indifferent to the pain and suffering that COVID-19 brought upon the world.
- We are rightly appalled by the genetic effects of radiation; how then, can we be indifferent to the same effect in chemicals that we disseminate widely in our environment?
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解释：
- Indifferent这个单词做形容词使用，表示“marked by a lack of interest, or obviously unconcerned”这一含义，即“漠不关心的/毫不感兴趣/一般的”，与uninterested/apathetic/disinterested/nonchalant 这些单词构成近义词。
- 具体使用场景如下：If a person is not interested in football, then we can call that person an indifferent observer of a football match. （如果一个人对足球不感兴趣，那么我们可以称这个人为足球比赛的冷漠观察者。）/Jim has been working in this company for eight years, but now he decides to quit because the future of this company is quite doomy. In recent days, he is indifferent about which task he was given from the CEO. （吉姆已经在这家公司工作了八年，但现在他决定辞职，因为这家公司的未来相当糟糕。最近几天，他对首席执行官给他的任务漠不关心。）
- 除了表示“漠不关心的/不感兴趣的”这一含义外，indifferent这个单词也可以用来表示“marked by no special liking for or dislike of something”这一含义，即“公正的/没有偏见的/中立的/一般的”，与“unbiased/mediocre/unimportant/impartial“这些单词构成近义词。
- 具体使用场景如下：All people want to live in a world in which the laws and legal system are indifferent.（所有人都希望生活在一个法律和法律制度公正的世界里。）/No matter if you are a Nets fan, Raptors fan, or indifferent, you can’t deny the fact that this was a great game. （无论你是网队的球迷还是猛龙的，或是中立的，不可否认这真是场伟大的比赛。）/This supplier is indifferent to the acceptance or rejection of its clients. （无论是客户接受还是拒绝，这个家供应商都毫无所动。）
