apathy

IPA/ˈæpəθi/
KK[ˈæpəθi]IPA/ˈæpəθi/

apathy — 名詞

1. a state of not caring about anything and not wanting to make any effort to chang

1.名詞C1
釋義

冷漠；漠視

對事情毫無興趣也不想行動的態度

a state of not caring about anything and not wanting to make any effort to change a situation, even when it really matters.

例句

Voter apathy among young people meant only one in three turned out for the election.

年輕人的選民冷漠導致只有三分之一的人出來投票。

collocation: voter apathy among [group]

The mayor was shocked by public apathy towards the new recycling program.

市長對民眾對新回收計畫的漠不關心感到震驚。

collocation: public apathy towards [issue]

常見搭配
  • voter apathy
  • public apathy
  • political apathy
  • widespread apathy
  • general apathy
  • apathy towards politics
同義詞
  • indifference

    more neutral; simply not caring, without the sense of failing to act

  • lethargy

    stresses physical tiredness as well as a lack of motivation

  • disengagement

    more formal; common in political or workplace contexts

反義詞
  • enthusiasm

    active positive feeling and energy for something

  • concern

    caring enough to worry about an issue

文法句型

apathy towards/toward + noun

apathy about + noun

用法筆記

Almost always uncountable and almost always negative — speakers use it to criticise someone for not caring when they should. Frequently paired with 'voter', 'public', 'political', or followed by 'towards/toward' or 'about'.

常見錯誤

He has many apathies about his job.
He shows a lot of apathy about his job.
apathy is uncountable; don't pluralise it or use 'a/an' with it.
The students felt apathy of the new rules.
The students felt apathy towards the new rules.
use 'towards/toward' or 'about', not 'of', to introduce the topic.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • voter apathy
  • public apathy
  • political apathy
  • student apathy

副詞搭配

常用片語

  • combat apathy
  • overcome apathy
  • shake off apathy
  • a sense of apathy

介系詞搭配