Word · Frequency #34993
insensible
/inˈsensəbl/
adjective
无知觉的；无感觉的；昏迷的
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。
- 1.
Unable to be perceived by the senses.
无法被感知的
- 2.
Incapable or deprived of physical sensation.
失去知觉的
- 3.
Unable to be understood; unintelligible.
无法理解的；难以理解的
- 4.
Not sensible or reasonable; meaningless.
不合理的；无意义的
- 5.
Incapable of mental feeling; indifferent.
无精神感受的；冷漠的
- 6.
Incapable of emotional feeling; callous; apathetic.
无情感的；麻木不仁的
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
In use
He was insensible to her advice and made the same mistake again.
She remained insensible to the noise outside and finished her homework.
The hikers seemed insensible to the warnings about the coming storm.
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。
be insensible of sth
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。
lie/fall insensible
描述失去知觉的状态。
The injured man lay insensible on the ground.
Connections
Confusing words
- insensitive
- 不敏感的，麻木的 · 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
- unconscious
- 昏迷的，无意识的 · 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
- numb
- 麻木的，失去感觉的 · insensible 强调完全无知觉，numb 常指暂时性或局部麻木
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