Word · Frequency #14200
unsympathetic
/ˈʌn.simpəˈθetik/
adjective
不表同情的，无情的，冷漠的
核心释义
not feeling or showing sympathy; indifferent or hostile
- 1.
不富有同情心的；不友好的
Not sympathetic; ill-disposed
（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
用法In use
Despite her friend's tears, she remained unsympathetic and walked away.
用法提示：形容词，表示不同情、冷漠的态度。
The villain in the novel is deliberately written as an unsympathetic character to make the story more compelling.
用法提示：形容词，修饰 character，表示令人反感的、不讨人喜欢的角色。
His unsympathetic response to the employee's hardship only worsened morale.
用法提示：形容词，修饰 response，表示缺乏同情心的回应。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
看到别人哭泣却毫无感觉——un（不）+ sympathetic（同情的）= 冷漠无情。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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.