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be apathetic about sth
常用介词 about 表示对某事无动于衷。
Many voters are apathetic about the election.
许多选民对选举漠不关心。
无动于衷的；冷漠的；缺乏兴趣的
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无动于衷的；冷漠的；缺乏兴趣的
showing little or no emotion or interest; indifferent
Many voters are apathetic about the election.
许多选民对选举漠不关心。
无感情的；不易动情的。
Void of feeling; not susceptible of deep emotion.
表现出很少或没有情感或活力
showing little or no emotion or animation
冷漠神论的；与冷漠神论有关的。
Of, or pertaining to apatheism.
表现出缺乏兴趣
marked by a lack of interest
He felt apathetic about the whole project and couldn't summon any enthusiasm.
他对整个项目感到无动于衷，提不起任何热情。
AI contextual example
The teacher was frustrated by her students' apathetic attitude toward the exam.
学生对待考试那种漠不关心的态度让老师很沮丧。
AI contextual example
Don't be so apathetic—show some interest in what your friends are saying.
别这么无动于衷——对朋友们说的话表现出一点兴趣。
AI contextual example
a woman who became active rather than apathetic as she grew older
一个女人随着年龄增长变得积极而非冷漠。
WordNet
常用介词 about 表示对某事无动于衷。
Many voters are apathetic about the election.
许多选民对选举漠不关心。
表示逐渐变得冷漠，toward 可省略。
He grew apathetic toward his studies after failing the exam.
考试失败后，他对学习变得冷漠了。
强调持续的状态。
The public remained apathetic despite the government's appeals.
尽管政府呼吁，公众仍然无动于衷。
Not this
He shows apathetic towards the news.
Use this
He shows apathy towards the news.
Apathetic 是形容词，不能作名词宾语。应使用名词形式 apathy。
Not this
He is apathetic with his studies.
Use this
He is apathetic about his studies.
Apathetic 习惯搭配介词 about，表示'对…冷漠'，而非 with。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
对……冷漠的；对……无动于衷的
Many young people feel apathetic toward politics.
许多年轻人对政治感到冷漠。
冷漠的选民群体
The policy failed because it faced an apathetic electorate.
这项政策失败是因为面对的是冷漠的选民群体。
冷漠的态度；无动于衷的态度
His apathetic attitude annoyed his classmates.
他冷漠的态度让同学们很恼火。
政治上冷漠的；对政治不关心的
She described herself as politically apathetic.
她说自己政治上很冷漠。
无动于衷的回应；冷淡的反应
The charity appeal received an apathetic response from the public.
这则慈善呼吁得到的公众回应十分冷淡。
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Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把它拆成 a（无）+ pathet（感情）+ ic，想象一个面无表情的人：对喜怒哀乐都无感，就是‘无动于衷’。
语域：neutral 常见场景：politics、workplace、education 这个词通常用于描述某人缺乏兴趣或热情，多出现在书面或正式讨论中，日常口语也会使用但略显正式。具体场合如谈论对政治、工作或学习的态度时，用中性表述比较自然。
All listed words rhyme with apathetic, sharing the stressed ending /ɛtɪk/. Beware of the related noun 'apathy' /əˈpæθi/, which looks similar but has a different stressed vowel and does not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.