insensitively

/ɪnˈsensətɪvli/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪnˈsensətɪvli/ (ame, ipa)

insensitively — 副詞

1. Done or said without considering how other people might feel; showing a lack of

1.副詞B2
釋義

不體諒地

說話行事不顧他人感受

Done or said without considering how other people might feel; showing a lack of concern for the feelings or needs of others in what you do or say.

例句

When her colleague lost his job, Fatima joked insensitively about the company's layoffs at lunch.

同事失業後，Fatima 在午餐時不體諒地拿公司的裁員開玩笑。

position before the verb it modifies

The newspaper columnist wrote insensitively about the struggles of local immigrant families.

那位報紙專欄作家不體諒地撰寫關於當地移民家庭困境的文章。

collocation: write + insensitively + about + topic

同義詞
  • callously

    stronger, suggests deliberate cruelty rather than mere lack of awareness

  • tactlessly

    focuses on social clumsiness and lack of diplomacy

  • thoughtlessly

    implies carelessness or forgetfulness rather than deliberate disregard

反義詞
  • sensitively

    the direct opposite — acting with awareness and care for others' feelings

  • tactfully

    showing careful consideration to avoid upsetting others

文法句型

acts as a sentence adverb or verb modifier

用法筆記

Often used with verbs of communication (speak, talk, comment, write, joke, remark) to describe the manner of expression rather than the intention.

常見錯誤

❌He insensitively.
✅He acted insensitively.' or 'He spoke insensitively.
💡Insensitively is an adverb and cannot stand alone as a sentence predicate; it must modify a verb.