Word · Frequency #24432
indifferently
/inˈdifərəntli/
adverb
漠不关心地；冷淡地；淡然地
核心释义
with indifference; in an indifferent manner
- 1.
以漠然的方式
In an indifferent manner.
以漠然的方式；不关心地；冷淡地；淡然地
用法In use
She shrugged indifferently when I told her the news.
用法提示：副词修饰“耸了耸肩”，表示态度冷淡。
He looked at the damaged car indifferently and walked away.
用法提示：副词“indifferently”修饰“看”，表示不关心。
The waiter responded indifferently to our complaint.
用法提示：副词修饰“回应”，表示不在意。
treat sb/sth indifferently
indifferently 作方式副词，意为“冷淡地、漠不关心地”，常用于“动词 + 宾语”结构之后。
She treated the news indifferently.
她冷淡地对待这个消息。
look at sb/sth indifferently
He looked at the beggar indifferently.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- shrug indifferently
- 漠不关心地耸耸肩
- When I asked about the plan, he just shrugged indifferently.当我问起那个计划时，他只是漠不关心地耸耸肩。
- look indifferently at
- 冷淡地看着
- She looked indifferently at the mess on the floor.她冷淡地看着地板上的狼藉。
- treat indifferently
- 冷淡地对待
- The staff treated the complaints indifferently.工作人员冷淡地对待这些投诉。
- respond indifferently
- 冷淡地回应
- He responded indifferently to the news of his promotion.他对晋升的消息反应冷淡。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
different 是“不同”，in- 是“不”；对“不同”也“不在意”，便是“冷淡地”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：书面叙述、日常对话 该词语体中性，多用于书面叙述，口语中也可使用；正式与非正式场合均可。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
只有 differently 与 indifferently 真正押韵（重读音节为 /dɪfərəntli/，与 /ɪnˈdɪfərəntli/ 中从重读元音到词尾的部分相同）。其余词只是拼写相似或共享后缀 -ly/-ently，并不押韵：尤其注意 indifferent 少了 -ly，结尾是 /ənt/ 而非 /əntli/；confidently、evidently、silently、diligently 的重音和元音都不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.