indifferent

• adj. 無関心な; 重要でない; 中立的な, 中性的な

in-、not、non、different、異なる。すなわち、異なっていない、派生的な意味での無関心。

indifferent

indifferent: see different

indifferent (adj.)

late 14c., "unbiased," from Old French indifferent "impartial" or directly from Latin indifferentem (nominative indifferens) "not differing, not particular, of not consequence, neither good nor evil," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + differens, present participle of differre "set apart" (see differ). Extended sense of "apathetic" first recorded early 15c.; that of "neither good nor bad" 1530s, on notion of "neither more nor less advantageous."

1. Of all the lazy， indifferent ，unbusinesslike attitudes to have！

これはなんと怠惰で、冷淡で、仕事に熱心ではない態度だろう！

2.Crook liked her well enough，but remained indifferent to her feminine charms.

クルーガーは彼女のことが好きで、ただ彼女の女性的魅力には無関心だった。

3.The steel workers were relatively indifferent to the issue of nationalization.

相対的に、鉄鋼労働者は国有化の議題にあまり関心がない。

4.She had starred in several very indifferent movies.

彼女は非常に一般的な映画にいくつか主演したことがある。

5.The government cannot afford to be indifferent to public opinion.

政府は世論に注目してはならない。