apathy

[APATHY]

英 ['æpəθi] 好意思 ['æpəθi]

n.冷落

◉词源

Apathy（冷落）约1600年干涉英语，源自法语 apathie 和拉丁语 apathia，最终来自希腊语 apatheia（无嗅觉、残暴态），由 a-（无）+ pathos（厚谊、横祸）构成。当先为正面含义（不受情态困扰），世界杯滚球app中国官方下载1733年起转为“对本应温煦之事漠不温煦”的负面义。演变经由：从斯多葛玄学中的“寂静无感”转向当代的“厚谊缺失或冷淡”。前缀 a-（无、不，希腊语狡赖前缀）；词根 path-（厚谊、遭逢，PIE kwent(h)- “遭逢”）；后缀 -y（示意现象）。

◉外刊例句

① The Guardian， 2025:

Understanding the surprising mechanism behind apathy can help unlock scientific ways to boost your motivation.

清楚冷落背后的惊东说念主机制有助于找到擢升能源的科学行径。

② The Washington Post， 2025:

Haiti is an object lesson in the costs of global apathy.

海地是各人冷落代价的活生生训戒。

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◉ Usage Examples

(1) He shows apathy towards everything.

(2) His zeal was damped by the apathy of the public.

(1) 他对任何事情王人很冷淡。

(2) 公众的冷落使他无精打彩。

◉ Usage Notes

Use the noun apathy when someone isn't interested in the important things that are happening. You might feel apathy for the political process after watching candidates bicker tediously with one another.

Although apathy is a lazy-sounding word indicating a lack of interest， action， or emotion， it has traveled through many languages to arrive in English. From the Greek apatheia， "freedom from suffering" or "impassibility，" apathy has existed in English since the 17th century. Not just one person， but a whole segment of the population can be accused of inaction or emotional detachment: the expressions voter apathy， student apathy， and consumer apathy show just how unenthusiastic groups of people can be.

◉柯林斯辞书

1. [N-UNCOUNT 不能数名词]冷淡；淡然；漠不温煦 You can use apathy to talk about someone's state of mind if you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about anything. [disapproval]

They told me about isolation and public apathy.

他们向我谈到了并立无助和公众的冷落。

...the political apathy and emotional uncertainty of young Americans.

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