Word · Frequency #18853
insensitivity
不敏感；麻木
The state of being insensitive
- 1.
The condition of being insensitive
不敏感的状态
不敏感的状态；感觉迟钝；不灵敏性；昏迷
In use
His insensitivity to her feelings made the conversation painful.
The doctor was concerned about the insensitivity in his fingertips.
She apologized for her insensitivity during the meeting.
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。
the insensitivity of [noun]
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。
Common mistakes
He showed insensitive to her feelings.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。
She was insensitivity to the noise.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。
His insensitivity for other people is surprising.His insensitivity to other people is surprising.
insensitivity 与介词 to 搭配，表示“对……不敏感”，不能用 for。
Connections
Collocations
- insensitivity to criticism
- 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。
- cultural insensitivity
- 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。
- racial insensitivity
- 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。
- insensitivity to pain
- 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。
- insensitivity to others' feelings
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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/。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.