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Insensitive

“Insensitive” 描述某人对他人的感受、需求或处境缺乏同情心或察觉力;也可以指身体部位或仪器对外部刺激反应迟钝。

  1. “It was very insensitive of him to joke about her recent breakup.” (他拿她最近的分手开玩笑,真是太不顾及他人感受了。)
  2. “The government has been accused of being insensitive to the needs of the poor.” (政府被指责对穷人的需求漠不关心。)
  3. “The skin on your elbows is relatively insensitive to pain.” (你肘部的皮肤对疼痛相对迟钝。)

词根 “sens” (感觉)。与 “insensitive” 结构相似。

  • 前缀: “in-” (不)
  • 基础词: “sensitive” (敏感的)

在社交场合中,被贴上 “insensitive” 的标签通常是一种负面评价,意味着缺乏情商 (EQ) 或同理心。

  • 反义词: sensitive (敏感的)
  • 副词: insensitively (不敏感地)
  • 名词: insensitivity (不敏感/冷漠)

in (不) + sensitive (敏感) = 不敏感。

“When Peter saw his sister crying because her favorite vase broke, he said, ‘It’s just glass, get a new one.’ His mother sighed at his insensitive comment. She knew Peter didn’t mean to be mean, he just didn’t understand why people got attached to things.” (当彼得看到姐姐因为心爱的花瓶碎了而哭泣时,他说:“不过是玻璃,再买个新的呗。”他的母亲对他这句不顾及他人感受的话叹了口气。她知道彼得不是故意的,他只是不明白为什么人们会对物品产生感情。)