Word · Frequency #26034
impassively
无表情地；冷漠地；不动声色地
without showing emotion; calmly
- 1.
In an impassive manner.
无表情地
无表情地；缺乏热情；无表情；冷漠；冷淡
In use
She listened to the bad news impassively, but later she cried in her room.
The teacher looked at the noisy classroom impassively and waited for silence.
He impassively watched the chess match, giving no hint of his thoughts.
verb + impassively
impassively 作方式副词，常放在动词后，描述动作发生时毫无表情或情绪。
He listened impassively to the accusations.
他面无表情地听着那些指控。
impassively + verb
把 impassively 放在动词前可以强调状态，语气比放句尾更正式。
She impassively watched the argument unfold.
她冷漠地看着争吵展开。
be + impassively + past participle
被动结构中，impassively 位于助动词和过去分词之间，表示某人以冷漠方式接受某事。
The verdict was impassively received by the family.
那个判决被家属无动于衷地接受了。
Common mistakes
She behaved cold and impassive.She behaved coldly and impassively.
这里修饰的是行为动作 behaved，需要用副词 coldly 和 impassively；形容词 cold/impassive 不能修饰动词，汉语中的‘冷漠地、面无表情地’在英语里要用 -ly 副词形式。
He faced the danger with impassively.He faced the danger impassively.
impassively 本身就是副词，可以直接修饰动词 faced，前面不需要加介词 with；with 后面要接名词或名词短语，不能接副词。
Connections
Collocations
- stare impassively
- 面无表情地凝视
- He stared impassively at the crowd, revealing no emotion.他面无表情地凝视着人群，丝毫不露情绪。
- watch impassively
- 冷漠地旁观
- She watched impassively as the argument escalated.她冷漠地旁观着争吵升级。
- listen impassively
- 不动声色地倾听
- The judge listened impassively to the lawyer's lengthy argument.法官不动声色地倾听着律师冗长的辩论。
- respond impassively
- 冷淡地回应
- When asked about the scandal, he responded impassively.当被问及丑闻时，他冷淡地回应。
Synonyms
- unemotionally
- 不动感情地 · 最接近的直译，比 impassively 更强调完全没有情绪；可用于口语和书面语。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
扑克脸打牌时不动声色，impassively 就是“面无表情地、冷漠地”，心像一潭死水。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学描写、新闻报道、正式书面语 impassively 多用于正式或书面语，尤其在文学叙事和新闻报道中描述某人面无表情、不动声色地做某事；日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的是 passively (/ˈpæsɪvli/) 和 massively (/ˈmæsɪvli/)，它们与 impassively 共享重读元音 /æ/ 及后面的 /sɪvli/。其他词只共享非重读后缀 /ɪvli/，因此不押韵。注意形近词 actively (/ˈæktɪvli/) 虽有 /æ/ 但后面是 /ktɪvli/；aggressively (/əˈɡrɛsɪvli/) 的重读元音也不同。另注意 impassioned (/ɪmˈpæʃənd/) 拼写相似但发音差异很大。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.