"be indifferent to sth." 是英语中描述态度的常用短语,意为:
其中,形容词 indifferent 本身表示“无动于衷的、漠然的、不感兴趣的”,介词 to 引出“漠不关心的对象”(可以是人、物或抽象概念)。
该短语是主系表结构的固定搭配,核心用法如下:
例:
He is indifferent to other people's criticism.(他对别人的批评漠不关心。)
She was indifferent to the results of the exam.(她对考试结果无所谓。)
接名词/代词:直接引出“漠不关心的对象”
例:The manager is indifferent to the employees' working conditions.(经理对员工的工作条件毫不在意。)
接动名词:表示对“做某事”无所谓
例:I am indifferent to staying at home or going out tonight.(我今晚在家还是出去都无所谓。)
接从句:常用 whether/if 引导的从句,表示对“是否…”不在乎
例:He seems indifferent to whether he gets promoted or not.(他似乎对是否升职毫不在意。)
若要表示“关心、在意”,可改用反义词组:
be concerned about/with(关心)
care about(在乎)
例:She is concerned about the environment, but her brother is indifferent to it.(她关心环境,但她哥哥对此漠不关心。)
描述对他人的态度:
They are indifferent to the homeless people on the street.(他们对街上的无家可归者漠不关心。)
描述对事物的兴趣:
I used to be indifferent to classical music, but now I love it.(我以前对古典音乐毫无兴趣,但现在爱上了它。)
描述对结果的态度:
The team was indifferent to losing the game—they just wanted to have fun.(球队对输球无所谓——他们只是想玩得开心。)
不要与 be different from(与…不同)混淆!
indifferent 强调“态度漠然”,different 强调“事物有差异”,两者含义完全不同。
总结:"be indifferent to sth." 是表达“漠然态度”的实用短语,只要记住“人 + be动词 + indifferent + to + 关心的对象”的结构,就能灵活使用啦!