be insensible to sth
表示对某事物缺乏感觉或漠不关心。
He seems insensible to the pain.
他似乎对疼痛没有感觉。
无知觉的;无感觉的;昏迷的
不知道的;冷淡的;漠不关心的;无法被感知的;失去知觉的;无法理解的;难以理解的;不合理的;无意义的
incapable of physical sensation; unresponsive to stimulation
多指因昏迷、麻醉等而失去知觉或对刺激无反应。
无法被感知的
Unable to be perceived by the senses.
失去知觉的
Incapable or deprived of physical sensation.
无法理解的;难以理解的
Unable to be understood; unintelligible.
不合理的;无意义的
Not sensible or reasonable; meaningless.
无精神感受的;冷漠的
Incapable of mental feeling; indifferent.
无情感的;麻木不仁的
Incapable of emotional feeling; callous; apathetic.
He was insensible to her advice and made the same mistake again.
他对她的劝告无动于衷,又犯了同样的错误。
用法提示:此处 insensible 是形容词,与 to 搭配作表语,表示“对……不理会、无动于衷”。
She remained insensible to the noise outside and finished her homework.
她对外面的噪音无动于衷,照样做完了作业。
用法提示:此句中 insensible 是形容词,与 remained 连用,表示“仍然不注意、不受影响”。
The hikers seemed insensible to the warnings about the coming storm.
这些徒步旅行者似乎对暴风雨即将来临的警告毫不在意。
用法提示:此处 insensible 是形容词,与 seemed 连用,表示“对……不理会、不放在心上”。
表示对某事物缺乏感觉或漠不关心。
He seems insensible to the pain.
他似乎对疼痛没有感觉。
表示未察觉或不知道某事。
She was insensible of the danger.
她没有意识到危险。
描述失去知觉的状态。
The injured man lay insensible on the ground.
受伤的人躺在地上不省人事。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is insensible of the pain.
正确表达He is insensible to the pain.
“insensible”后应接介词“to”表示“对……无知觉”,而“of”通常用于“ignorant of”或“unaware of”,此处搭配错误。
grammar · medium
易错句子She insensible his feelings.
正确表达She is insensible to his feelings.
“insensible”是形容词,不能直接作谓语动词;应使用系动词“be”加介词“to”构成正确结构,表示“对……无察觉”。
insensible 更强调无知觉(昏迷)或冷漠,而 insensitive 主要指缺乏情感或感觉迟钝
insensible 可表示‘昏迷的’,但更强调对外界刺激无反应;unconscious 专指失去意识
insensible 强调完全无知觉,numb 常指暂时性或局部麻木
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