apathetic

/ˌæpəˈθetɪk/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌæpəˈθetɪk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌa-pə-ˈthe-tik/ (ame, mw)

apathetic — 形容詞

1. feeling so bored or hopeless about a situation that you do not care what happens

1.形容詞C1
釋義

冷漠的

對重要的事不感興趣也不願行動

feeling so bored or hopeless about a situation that you do not care what happens and refuse to do anything about it, even when the situation matters.

例句

Many young voters in the town felt apathetic about the upcoming election.

鎮上許多年輕選民對即將到來的選舉感到漠不關心。

apathetic about + noun (typical preposition pattern)

Mr. Lin grew frustrated when his students stayed apathetic during the climate debate.

當學生在氣候辯論中態度冷漠時，林老師感到很挫折。

同義詞
  • indifferent

    neutral; simply not caring, without the sense of low energy

  • uninterested

    milder; just lacks curiosity, no judgement of laziness

  • listless

    focuses on physical low energy rather than lack of concern

  • unconcerned

    stresses absence of worry, often about a specific issue

反義詞
  • passionate

    strong positive feeling and drive to act

  • engaged

    actively involved and paying attention

  • enthusiastic

    showing visible excitement and willingness

文法句型

apathetic about + noun/-ing

apathetic toward + noun

用法筆記

Often describes a group rather than a single person (apathetic voters, apathetic students, an apathetic public). The preposition is usually 'about' for issues and 'toward(s)' for people or causes.

常見錯誤

❌She is apathetic with politics.
✅She is apathetic about politics.
💡use 'about' (or 'toward(s)'), not 'with'.
❌The crowd was apathetic to cheer.
✅The crowd was too apathetic to cheer.
💡'apathetic' needs 'too' before a 'to + verb' result clause.