insensate + noun
The insensate statue showed no emotion.
那尊无生命的雕像没有显示出任何情感。
愚蠢的;不理智的;毫无意义的;无情的;冷酷的;麻木不仁的;无感觉的;无意识的;无生命的。;愚蠢的;不理智的;轻率的。;无情的;冷酷的;残忍的;麻木不仁的。
Having no physical sensation or consciousness; unconscious or inanimate.
无感觉的;无意识的;无生命的。
Having no sensation or consciousness; unconscious; inanimate.
愚蠢的;不理智的;轻率的。
Senseless; foolish; irrational; thoughtless.
无情的;冷酷的;残忍的;麻木不仁的。
Unfeeling, heartless, cruel, insensitive.
对感官刺激无反应的;无感觉的。
Not responsive to sensory stimuli; unfeeling.
The insensate stone showed no reaction to the raging fire.
这块无感觉的石头对熊熊大火毫无反应。
用法提示:这里 insensate 用作形容词,描述石头没有感觉或意识。
She gave an insensate stare, completely detached from the joy around her.
她投来冷漠的一瞥,对周围的欢乐完全无动于衷。
用法提示:这里 insensate 用作形容词,形容人的表情缺乏情感或同情。
The hurricane swept through the insensate, abandoned buildings.
飓风席卷了那些无生命的废弃建筑。
用法提示:这里 insensate 用作形容词,修饰建筑物,表示没有生命或活力。
The insensate statue showed no emotion.
那尊无生命的雕像没有显示出任何情感。
表示丧失知觉或感觉的状态。
The victim lay insensate on the floor.
受害者毫无知觉地躺在地板上。
指对某事缺乏情感反应或同情心。
She was insensate to his suffering.
她对他的痛苦麻木不仁。
grammar · medium
易错句子He was insensate to her criticism.
正确表达He was insensitive to her criticism.
在中文中,“无感觉”可指物理和情感,但英语中“insensate”主要表示物理上的无感觉或无生命,而情感上的迟钝或无情常用“insensitive”。应将“insensate to”改为“insensitive to”以正确表达情感不敏感。
grammar · medium
易错句子The painkiller insensated the area.
正确表达The painkiller made the area insensate.
“Insensate”是形容词,不能被用作动词。表示“使…无感觉”时应使用“make + 宾语 + insensate”或动词“numb”。这里应改为“made the area insensate”。
insensate 强调完全失去知觉或无生命的,而 insensitive 多指情感反应迟钝或缺乏体谅。
insensate 可指无生命或无感觉,而 insentient 专指缺乏知觉能力。
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