apathy

[APATHY]

英 ['æpəθi] 好意思 ['æpəθi]

n.忽视

◉词源

Apathy（忽视）约1600年投入英语，源自法语 apathie 和拉丁语 apathia，最终来自希腊语 apatheia（无嗅觉、无心计），由 a-（无）+ pathos（心计、糟糕）构成。当先为正面含义（不受心计困扰），AG真人中国官方网站1733年起转为“对本应存眷之事漠不存眷”的负面义。演变历程：从斯多葛形而上学中的“安心无感”转向当代的“心计缺失或冷淡”。前缀 a-（无、不，希腊语抵赖前缀）；词根 path-（心计、碰到，PIE kwent(h)- “碰到”）；后缀 -y（示意情景）。

◉外刊例句

① The Guardian， 2025:

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

不时忽视背后的惊东说念主机制有助于找到普及能源的科学才略。

② The Washington Post， 2025:

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

海地是各人忽视代价的活生生警戒。

◉ Usage Examples

(1) He shows apathy towards everything.

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

(1) 他对任何事情齐很冷淡。

(2) 公众的忽视使他灰心丧气。

◉ 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 不成数名词]冷淡；淡然；漠不存眷 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.

他们向我谈到了寥寂无助和公众的忽视。

...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存眷和心计上的多变AG真人(中国)官方网站

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