apathetic
Significado: Showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern; indifferent and unresponsive.
Apathetic describes a fundamental lack of interest or emotional engagement. Unlike 'indifferent' (which can be neutral), apathetic often implies a failing — the person should care but doesn't. It is frequently used in discussions of voter apathy, political disengagement, and social disconnection. It collocates with 'voters,' 'attitude,' 'response,' 'public,' and 'towards.'
Ejemplos
- Low voter turnout suggested an increasingly apathetic electorate disillusioned with mainstream politics. 低投票率表明选民对主流政治越来越漠不关心、越来越失望。La baja participación electoral sugería un electorado cada vez más apático, desencantado con la política convencional.低い投票率は、主流政治に幻滅し、ますます無関心になっている有権者の姿を示唆していました。낮은 투표율은 주류 정치에 환멸을 느끼고 점점 무관심해지는 유권자들을 시사했습니다.
- The students seemed apathetic about the proposed changes to their course structure. 学生们对课程结构拟议变更的态度似乎很冷漠。Los estudiantes parecían apáticos ante los cambios propuestos en la estructura de su curso.学生たちは、カリキュラム改編案に対して無関心なようでした。학생들은 교과 과정 개편안에 대해 무관심한 듯 보였습니다.
- An apathetic response from local authorities left residents feeling abandoned after the flooding. 地方当局的冷漠回应让洪水受灾居民感到被抛弃。La respuesta apática de las autoridades locales dejó a los vecinos sintiéndose abandonados tras las inundaciones.地方自治体の無関心な対応に、洪水の被災住民は見捨てられたと感じました。지방 자치 단체의 무관심한 대응에 홍수 피해 주민들은 버림받았다고 느꼈습니다.
Pronunciación
Guía de uso
Contexto: general, academic, media
Tono: neutral
Origen e historia
From Greek apathes (without feeling), from a- (without) and pathos (feeling, suffering). The adjective form entered English in the mid-18th century, alongside the noun 'apathy.'
Contexto cultural
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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