漠然

Chinese HSK 7-9 Vocabulary Chinese ★★ 2/5 formal mò rán
拼音 mò rán
汉字拆解 漠 = 氵(water) + 莫(none) — a waterless expanse, a desert; 然 = suffix for states/manners

含义

Indifferent; emotionally cold; unmoved or unconcerned. Describes a detached, apathetic attitude.

Describes emotional distance or deliberate detachment. Can indicate callousness toward someone's pain or plight, or a philosophical stoicism. Often carries a negative connotation, though in some contexts it is admired as composed disengagement.

例句

  1. 面对同事的请求,他漠然地低下头,继续处理自己手头的工作。
  2. 她漠然地看着路边激烈争吵的人群,没有任何要停下来干预的意思。
  3. 长期遭受冷落之后,她学会了以漠然的态度来保护自己免受伤害。

用法指南

语境: literature, psychology, interpersonal relationships

语气: cold/detached

正确说法

  • 他漠然地听完了所有的指责,始终一言未发。(He listened to all the accusations indifferently without uttering a single word.)
  • 社会对弱势群体的漠然态度令许多社会学家深感忧虑。(Society's indifferent attitude toward vulnerable groups causes deep concern among many sociologists.)

错误说法

  • 将'漠然'与'平静'或'淡定'混淆 (漠然 implies cold indifference or emotional absence — use 平静 for calm composure or 淡然 for serene detachment)

起源与历史

漠(desert/empty, 氵+莫) + 然(state suffix). The desert image conveys emotional emptiness and vast indifference.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal

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