1ADJ-GRADED 不敏感的;感觉迟钝的;麻木不仁的 If you describe someone as insensitive, you are criticizing them for being unaware of or unsympathetic to other people's feelings. 不敏感的;感觉迟钝的;麻木不仁的 [disapproval]
I feel my husband is very insensitive about my problem. [+ about]
1not knowing or caring how sb else feels不關心別人VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤appear, be, seem, sound顯得漠不關心;漠然;似乎麻木不仁;聽起來麻木不仁◇It may sound insensitive, but I don't understand why he's so upset.聽來也許麻木不仁,不過我確實不理解他為什麼如此惱怒。➤become, grow變得漠不關心;越發麻木不仁▸➤make sb令某人漠然▸➤think sb認為某人麻木不仁◇I don't want to be thought insensitive, but I do think we should go ahead despite the accident.我不想讓別人以為我麻木不仁,但我確實覺得雖然出了事故我們仍然應該繼續下去。ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常麻木▸➤highly, incredibly, remarkably極度/無比/異常麻木➤crassly, grossly (especially BrE) 愚蠢麻木;特別麻木不仁▸➤totally完全麻木不仁▸➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/略有些漠然➤culturally, racially (especially NAmE) 忽視文化感受;漠視種族感受◇The decision to serve pork was culturally insensitive.上豬肉的決定缺乏文化方面的考慮。PREPOSITION➤to對⋯麻木不仁◇Years of abuse had made him insensitive to others' suffering.數年來遭受的虐待已使他對別人的痛苦麻木不仁。insensitive
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2not able to feel/be influenced by sth無法感覺;反應遲鈍VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤be遲鈍▸➤remain依然不敏感➤make sth/sb, render sth/sb使⋯不敏感◇The device renders the system insensitive to vibration.這個裝置導致系統對振動反應遲鈍。ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常遲鈍▸➤completely, totally完全沒有感覺;全然不受影響▸➤almost幾乎沒有感覺▸➤largely基本沒有感覺▸➤relatively相對遲鈍◇Its physical properties are relatively insensitive to pressure changes.其物理性質對於壓力的變化反應比較遲鈍。PREPOSITION➤to對⋯反應遲鈍◇The machine is relatively insensitive to changes in the atmosphere.這種機器對大氣變化的反應不太靈敏。
insensitive ♦︎ unsympathetic ♦︎ uncaring ♦︎ thoughtless ♦︎ tactless ♦︎ unthinking ♦︎ inconsiderateThese words all describe sb who does not think or care about other people and their feelings, so often upsets or offends them.这些词均表示不为别人着想的、对他人的感受漠不关心的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆insensitive / unsympathetic to sb / sth◆thoughtless / tactless / inconsiderate of sb to do sth◆an unsympathetic / uncaring / inconsiderate attitude◆an insensitive / a thoughtless / a tactless remark◆thoughtless / unthinking words■insensitive ɪnˈsensətɪv (disapproving) not realizing or caring how other people feel, and therefore likely to upset or offend them(对他人的感受)未意识到的,漠不关心的◆Many of the institutions were insensitive to the needs of their patients.许多机构对病人的需要漠不关心。◆It was a really insensitive thing to say.那样说实在冷漠无情。OPPsensitive ⇨ sensitive1■unsympathetic (disapproving) not feeling or showing any sympathy无同情心的;不表示同情的;冷漠的◆I told him about the problem but he was totally unsympathetic.我把麻烦事告诉了他,但他完全无动于衷。OPPsympathetic ⇨ sensitive1■uncaring (disapproving) not sympathetic about the problems or suffering of other people冷漠的;无同情心的◆He was so totally uncaring of anyone's feelings.他全然不顾别人的感受。◆We seem to be living in an increasingly uncaring society.我们似乎生活在一个日益冷漠的社会里。OPPcaring ⇨ loving■thoughtless (disapproving) not thinking or caring about the possible effects of your words or actions on other people粗心大意的;欠考虑的;轻率的◆It was thoughtless of him to take the car without checking first.他不先检查一下就买下那辆车,真是太轻率了。OPPthoughtful ⇨ kindadj.■tactless (disapproving) saying or doing things that are likely to annoy or upset other people言行不得体的;得罪人的;没策略的◆It had been tactless of her to mention it.她提那件事,真是冒昧。◆It was so obviously a tactless question.那显然是个欠考虑的问题。OPPtactful ⇨ tact■unthinking (written) not thinking about the possible effects of your words or actions不计后果的;考虑不周的◆Unthinking, he started to cross the road.他想也不想就开始横穿马路。◆She blushed at being caught out in such unthinking prejudice.她因被指出怀有这样轻率的偏见而脸红。NOTE辨析 Thoughtless or unthinking?A thoughtless action or comment is one that might have a negative effect on other people. It suggests that the person who made it should have thought more carefully about others. Unthinking is used more often when the bad effect of sth is only felt by the person doing the action. In this case, the action was just stupid and not thought about properly. * thoughtless可修饰行为或评论,指言行可能对他人产生负面影响,暗示有此言行的人本应更仔细地替别人考虑。unthinking多表示草率行事者自己身受其害。在这种情况下,该行为只是愚蠢和考虑不周。■inconsiderate ˌɪnkənˈsɪdərət (ratherformal, disapproving) not giving enough thought to other people's feelings or needs不为别人着想的;不体谅别人的;考虑不周的◆It was inconsiderate of you not to call.你连个电话也不打,不够体谅人。OPPconsiderate ⇨ kindadj.