Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #8797
impersonal
没有人情味的；与个人无关的
lacking human warmth or personal feeling; not relating to individuals personally
- 1.
Not personal; not representing a person; not having personality.
非个人的；不具人格的；无人称的
- 2.
Lacking warmth or emotion; cold.
缺乏人情味的；冷淡的
- 3.
Not having a subject, or having a third person pronoun without an antecedent.
无主语的；或使用无先行词第三人称代词的
客观的；不带个人偏好的；非人称的；无人称的；非个人的；不具人格的；无人称的；缺乏人情味的；冷淡的；无主语的；或使用无先行词第三人称代词的
In use
The rule is completely impersonal, applying equally to every member of the team.
He wrote an impersonal summary of the discussion, leaving out all personal opinions.
Please keep your feedback impersonal by focusing on the work, not the worker.
impersonal + noun
impersonal 作定语，修饰名词，表示客观或没有人情味。
The new system is designed to be an impersonal machine.
这个新系统被设计成一台客观的机器。
be + impersonal
His manner was distant and impersonal.
他的态度疏远且没有人情味。
Common mistakes
He treated me very impersonal.
Connections
Collocations
- impersonal manner
- 客观的方式
- The doctor's impersonal manner made patients feel uncomfortable.医生客观的方式让病人感到不自在。
- impersonal tone
- 没有人情味的语气
- His email had an impersonal tone that suggested he didn't care.他的电子邮件带有一种没有人情味的语气，暗示他并不在乎。
- impersonal style
- 非个人风格
- The company's impersonal style of management is often criticized.公司非个人风格的管理方式常常受到批评。
- impersonal approach
- 客观的方法
- An impersonal approach is often best in scientific research.在科学研究中，客观的方法往往是最好的。
- impersonal relationship
- 没有人情味的关系
- In large organizations, workers often have impersonal relationships with their bosses.在大型组织中，员工与老板之间往往没有人情味的关系。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一个没有名字的客服，毫无人情味，只提供客观回答。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：学术、商务、日常 该词在正式场合更常见，多用于学术或商务语境，但日常中也可用来描述客观或冷漠的态度。
Grammar Note
As a noun, refers to impersonal verb or pronoun
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in '-sonal' (personal, interpersonal) share the exact same sound as impersonal; they all rhyme. Words such as 'external' and 'internal' look similar due to the '-al' suffix and similar stress, but do not rhyme because the consonant after the stressed vowel differs (/n/ vs /s/). The prefix 'im-' appears in 'impulsive' and 'immature', but their stressed vowels and endings are different.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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