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apathy

[APATHY]

英 ['æpəθi] 好意思 ['æpəθi]

n.淡薄

◉词源

Apathy（淡薄）约1600年参加英语，源自法语 apathie 和拉丁语 apathia，最终来自希腊语 apatheia（无嗅觉、无激情），由 a-（无）+ pathos（情愫、灾祸）构成。起先为正面含义（不受激情困扰），开云体育1733年起转为“对本应热沈之事漠不热沈”的负面义。演变经过：从斯多葛形而上学中的“安心无感”转向当代的“情愫缺失或冷淡”。前缀 a-（无、不，希腊语谈论前缀）；词根 path-（情愫、遭逢，PIE kwent(h)- “遭逢”）；后缀 -y（暗意现象）。

◉外刊例句

① The Guardian， 2025:

Understanding the surprising mechanism behind apathy can help unlock scientific ways to boost your motivation.

表示淡薄背后的惊东说念主机制有助于找到擢升能源的科学门径。

② The Washington Post， 2025:

Haiti is an object lesson in the costs of global apathy.

海地是人人淡薄代价的活生生领导。

◉ Usage Examples

(1) He shows apathy towards everything.

(2) His zeal was damped by the apathy of the public.

(1) 他对任何事情齐很冷淡。

(2) 公众的淡薄使他无精打彩。

◉ Usage Notes

Use the noun apathy when someone isn't interested in the important things that are happening. You might feel apathy for the political process after watching candidates bicker tediously with one another.

Although apathy is a lazy-sounding word indicating a lack of interest， action， or emotion， it has traveled through many languages to arrive in English. From the Greek apatheia， "freedom from suffering" or "impassibility，" apathy has existed in English since the 17th century. Not just one person， but a whole segment of the population can be accused of inaction or emotional detachment: the expressions voter apathy， student apathy， and consumer apathy show just how unenthusiastic groups of people can be.

◉柯林斯辞书

1. [N-UNCOUNT 不行数名词]冷淡；淡然；漠不热沈 You can use apathy to talk about someone's state of mind if you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about anything. [disapproval]

They told me about isolation and public apathy.

他们向我谈到了孤苦无助和公众的淡薄。

...the political apathy and emotional uncertainty of young Americans.

好意思国年青东说念主对政事的漠不热沈和情愫上的多变开云体育(kaiyun)官方网站