Word · Frequency #14046
indiscriminate
不加区别的；不加选择的；不分青红皂白的
not making or recognizing careful distinctions; done or chosen without thought or care
- 1.
failing to make or recognize distinctions
未能区分或识别差异
- 2.
not marked by fine distinctions
没有细微的区别
未能区分或识别差异；没有细微的区别；无差别的；任意的；杂乱的；[医] 无差别的
In use
His indiscriminate spending left him deeply in debt by the end of the year.
The app's indiscriminate notifications annoyed many users.
Indiscriminate praise can make children less motivated.
indiscriminate reading habits
an indiscriminate mixture of colors and styles
indiscriminate + noun
修饰名词，表示不加区分的。
The indiscriminate use of antibiotics leads to resistance.
抗生素的滥用导致耐药性。
be indiscriminate in + noun/doing
表示在某方面不加区分。
Connections
Collocations
- indiscriminate killing
- 滥杀；不加区分的杀戮
- The international community condemned the indiscriminate killing of civilians.国际社会谴责了对平民的滥杀。
- indiscriminate violence
- 肆意暴力；不加区分的暴力
- Indiscriminate violence against innocents will never be justified.对无辜者的肆意暴力永远没有正当性。
- indiscriminate bombing
- 狂轰滥炸；不区分目标的轰炸
- The city was devastated by indiscriminate bombing during the war.这座城市在战争期间遭受了狂轰滥炸，破坏严重。
- indiscriminate use
- 滥用；不加选择的使用
- The indiscriminate use of antibiotics has led to resistant bacteria.抗生素的滥用已经导致了耐药菌的产生。
- indiscriminate attack
- 无差别攻击
- The army launched an indiscriminate attack on civilian areas.军队对平民区发动了无差别攻击。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆法：把 indiscriminate 拆成 in + discriminate（区分），in 表示否定，合起来就是“不区分、无差别”。联想：来者不拒、不加选择。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、serious news reporting indiscriminate 多用于正式或书面语境，表示不加区分、不加选择地做某事，常带有负面评价色彩。日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
目标词中的 -ate 不读 /eɪt/，而是非重读的 /ət/，所以词尾读作 /ənət/。形容词 fortunate、passionate 也有类似的 /ət/ 结尾，但它们与目标词并不押韵。注意动词 discriminate、terminate 同样以 -ate 结尾，但读作 /eɪt/。
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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