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。
- “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。)
- “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。)
- “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。)