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insensitivity to [noun]
表示“对某事物不敏感”时，insensitivity 后常用介词 to；该词通常不可数。
His insensitivity to the issue was obvious.
他对这个问题的麻木不仁是显而易见的。
不敏感；麻木
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不敏感；麻木
The state of being insensitive
His insensitivity to the issue was obvious.
他对这个问题的麻木不仁是显而易见的。
不敏感的状态
The condition of being insensitive
His insensitivity to her feelings made the conversation painful.
他对她感受的不敏感让这次谈话很痛苦。
The doctor was concerned about the insensitivity in his fingertips.
医生担心他指尖的不敏感。
She apologized for her insensitivity during the meeting.
她为开会时的不敏感而道歉。
表示“对某事物不敏感”时，insensitivity 后常用介词 to；该词通常不可数。
His insensitivity to the issue was obvious.
他对这个问题的麻木不仁是显而易见的。
用 of 结构说明具有迟钝或冷漠属性的主体，常与定冠词 the 连用。
The insensitivity of the manager led to complaints.
经理的麻木不仁招致了投诉。
Not this
He showed insensitive to her feelings.
Use this
He showed insensitivity to her feelings.
“showed”后面需要名词作宾语，而 insensitive 是形容词；应改用名词 insensitivity。
Not this
She was insensitivity to the noise.
Use this
She was insensitive to the noise.
“was”后需要形容词作表语，而 insensitivity 是名词；应改用形容词 insensitive。
Not this
His insensitivity for other people is surprising.
Use this
His insensitivity to other people is surprising.
insensitivity 与介词 to 搭配，表示“对……不敏感”，不能用 for。
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对批评麻木不仁
His insensitivity to criticism made it hard for him to improve.
他对批评麻木不仁，这让他很难改进。
文化上的不敏感
The campaign was criticized for its cultural insensitivity.
这场活动因文化上的不敏感而受到批评。
对种族问题不敏感
Her racial insensitivity caused an uproar at the meeting.
她在会上对种族问题的不敏感引起了轩然大波。
对疼痛不敏感
People with this condition may show insensitivity to pain.
患有这种疾病的人可能对疼痛不敏感。
对他人感受的漠视
His insensitivity to others' feelings lost him many friends.
他对他人感受的漠视让他失去了许多朋友。
情感上的麻木
Emotional insensitivity can damage close relationships.
情感上的麻木会损害亲密关系。
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in-（不）+ sensitivity（敏感），联想对他人感受“无感”的人：针刺也不觉痛，就是 insensitivity 不敏感状态。
语域：neutral 常见场景：医疗、日常交流 该词为中性名词，通常指对痛觉等身体刺激不敏感，也可指对他人感受不敏感；在具体语境中可带贬义，多用于书面或正式表达。
这些词中，sensitivity、activity、captivity、relativity、productivity 与 insensitivity 押韵（重读音节 /ˈtɪvəti/ 相同）。注意 intensity 拼写相似但不押韵，它的重音在 /ˈtɛn/ 上，读作 /ɪnˈtɛnsəti/。
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