impassive

im'pæsiv

托福GRE Collins 1

s. having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited

a. 无感情的, 冷淡的, 无感觉的, 不能伤害的

Collins 星级

16,787

BNC 频率

18,936

使用频率

impassive 由前缀 im- (表示否定) 和词根 passive (被动的) 组成，整体意思是“不表现情感的，冷漠的”。

例句

1. She remained impassive during the entire presentation.

她在整个演讲中保持冷静无情。

2. His impassive expression made it hard to know what he was thinking.

他面无表情，让人很难知道他在想什么。

3. Despite the bad news, she stayed impassive and composed.

尽管收到坏消息，她依然冷静和镇定。