Word · Frequency #14200
unsympathetic
不表同情的，无情的，冷漠的
not feeling or showing sympathy; indifferent or hostile
- 1.
Not sympathetic; ill-disposed
不富有同情心的；不友好的
（文学或戏剧角色）令人反感的，引起憎恶的；不富有同情心的；不友好的；不表同情的；无情的；无反应的
In use
Despite her friend's tears, she remained unsympathetic and walked away.
The villain in the novel is deliberately written as an unsympathetic character to make the story more compelling.
His unsympathetic response to the employee's hardship only worsened morale.
be unsympathetic to/towards sb
常用介词to或towards引出对象。
She was unsympathetic to his plight.
她对他的困境不表同情。
be unsympathetic to sth
表示对某事缺乏反应或漠不关心。
The government remained unsympathetic to the demands.
政府对这些要求仍然无动于衷。
find sb/sth unsympathetic
多用于文学或戏剧角色，意为令人反感。
Critics found the protagonist unsympathetic.
评论家认为主角不讨喜。
Common mistakes
He shows unsympathetic to her problem.He is unsympathetic to her problem.
“unsympathetic”是形容词，不能直接作宾语。应使用系表结构“be unsympathetic”。
She is unsympathetic with his situation.She is unsympathetic to his situation.
表示“对……不同情”时，介词应为“to”而非“with”。中文“对……无同情心”中的“对”对应“to”。
Connections
Collocations
- be unsympathetic to
- 对……不表同情
- She was unsympathetic to his complaints.她对他的抱怨毫无同情。
- unsympathetic attitude
- 冷漠的态度
- His unsympathetic attitude towards the homeless was criticized.他对无家可归者冷漠的态度受到了批评。
- unsympathetic character
- 令人反感的角色
- The author creates an unsympathetic character to highlight social hypocrisy.作者塑造了一个令人反感的角色，以凸显社会的虚伪。
- unsympathetic listener
- 冷漠的倾听者
- She poured out her heart to an unsympathetic listener.她向一个冷漠的倾听者倾诉心声。
- unsympathetic response
- 冷漠的回应
- The doctor's unsympathetic response angered the patient.医生冷漠的回应激怒了病人。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
看到别人哭泣却毫无感觉——un（不）+ sympathetic（同情的）= 冷漠无情。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：人物态度描写、文学影视角色分析、书面论述 通常用于描述某人缺乏同情心或对他人处境无动于衷，也可指态度冷淡、不够友好。日常交流与书面语中都不显生硬，语气比 cruel、heartless 等更克制；在文学评论中也可指角色不令人同情。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 unsympathetic 的结尾重读音节 /θetɪk/ 押韵的词包括：pathetic, sympathetic, apathetic, empathetic, synthetic, aesthetic。注意以 -pathy 结尾的词（如 sympathy, apathy）发音为 /ˈsɪmpəθi/、/ˈæpəθi/，不押韵，不要把拼写混淆。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.