1not knowing or caring how sb else feels不關心別人VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤appear, be, seem, sound顯得漠不關心;漠然;似乎麻木不仁;聽起來麻木不仁◇It may sound insensitive, but I don't understand why he's so upset.聽來也許麻木不仁,不過我確實不理解他為什麼如此惱怒。➤become, grow變得漠不關心;越發麻木不仁▸➤make sb令某人漠然▸➤think sb認為某人麻木不仁◇I don't want to be thought insensitive, but I do think we should go ahead despite the accident.我不想讓別人以為我麻木不仁,但我確實覺得雖然出了事故我們仍然應該繼續下去。ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常麻木▸➤highly, incredibly, remarkably極度/無比/異常麻木➤crassly, grossly (especially BrE) 愚蠢麻木;特別麻木不仁▸➤totally完全麻木不仁▸➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/略有些漠然➤culturally, racially (especially NAmE) 忽視文化感受;漠視種族感受◇The decision to serve pork was culturally insensitive.上豬肉的決定缺乏文化方面的考慮。PREPOSITION➤to對⋯麻木不仁◇Years of abuse had made him insensitive to others' suffering.數年來遭受的虐待已使他對別人的痛苦麻木不仁。insensitive
adjective²
2not able to feel/be influenced by sth無法感覺;反應遲鈍VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤be遲鈍▸➤remain依然不敏感➤make sth/sb, render sth/sb使⋯不敏感◇The device renders the system insensitive to vibration.這個裝置導致系統對振動反應遲鈍。ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常遲鈍▸➤completely, totally完全沒有感覺;全然不受影響▸➤almost幾乎沒有感覺▸➤largely基本沒有感覺▸➤relatively相對遲鈍◇Its physical properties are relatively insensitive to pressure changes.其物理性質對於壓力的變化反應比較遲鈍。PREPOSITION➤to對⋯反應遲鈍◇The machine is relatively insensitive to changes in the atmosphere.這種機器對大氣變化的反應不太靈敏。