unsentimental
/ˌʌnˌsentɪˈmentl/ (bre, ipa) · [ənsˌɛntɪmˈɛntəl] /ˌʌnˌsentɪˈmentl/ (ame, ipa) · [ənsˌɛntɪmˈɛntəl] /ˌən-ˌsen-tə-ˈmen-tᵊl How to pronounce unsentimental (audio)/ (ame, mw)
unsentimental — 形容詞
- unsentimentalpositive
- more unsentimentalcomparative
- most unsentimentalsuperlative
1. judging a person or situation in a cool, practical way, without letting pity, ro
冷靜務實
不讓同情或悲傷左右判斷
judging a person or situation in a cool, practical way, without letting pity, romance, or sadness decide what you do
The coach took an unsentimental view of the team and cut three players.
教練以冷靜務實的眼光看待球隊，裁掉了三名球員。
collocation: take an unsentimental view of + noun
After the fire, Kofi made an unsentimental list of what could be saved.
火災過後，Kofi 冷靜務實地列出哪些東西還救得回來。
Mina gave her son unsentimental advice about the money he still owed.
Mina 給兒子一些冷靜務實的建議，要他面對自己還欠著的錢。
The book gives an unsentimental picture of farm life during a dry summer.
這本書以冷靜務實的筆調描寫乾旱夏天的農村生活。
Rohan stayed unsentimental about job cuts, even when close friends lost work.
Rohan 對裁員一事始終冷靜務實，即使失業的是親近的朋友。
- realistic
more neutral and everyday; unsentimental more clearly contrasts with soft emotion
- clear-eyed
more approving; clear-eyed stresses honest perception rather than emotional coldness
- hard-headed
more informal and tougher in tone, especially in business or negotiation
- detached
focuses on emotional distance; unsentimental still suggests practical judgment
- sentimental
strongly influenced by tender feelings or nostalgia
- compassionate
shows sympathy and concern for other people's suffering
- tender-hearted
warmer and softer, especially toward pain or sadness
文法句型
unsentimental + noun (view / advice / ending / picture)
be / stay unsentimental about + noun
用法筆記
Common with nouns such as view, advice, approach, and ending. It is often slightly disapproving when it suggests someone showed too little sympathy in situations involving loss, illness, or money.