impassive

英 [ɪmˈpæsɪv]

美 [ɪmˈpæsɪv]

adj.  无表情的; 无动于衷的; 不动声色的

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Collins.1 / BNC.16787 / COCA.18936

牛津词典

adj.

• 无表情的；无动于衷的；不动声色的
  not showing any feeling or emotion
  1. her impassive expression/face
     她冷漠的表情 / 面容

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 喜怒不形于色的;不露感情的;面无表情的
  If someone isimpassiveor their face isimpassive, they are not showing any emotion.
  1. He searched Hill's impassive face for some indication that he understood...
     他盯着希尔毫无表情的面孔，寻找着表明他已明白的些许迹象。
  2. As the foreman of the jury announced the verdict, Miss Allan remained impassive.
     陪审团主席宣布裁决时,艾伦小姐一直面无表情。

双语例句

• His face is impassive.
  冷漠的表情。
• The endless repetition and impassive intonation made it sound like a prop from a horror film.
  没完没了的重复和机械的语调让它听上去就像是恐怖片中的道具。
• She went out of the room with the tray, her face impassive and unchanged.
  玛贝尔端着托盘出去了，她的表情依然那么冷漠呆滞。
• He searched Hill's impassive face for some indication that he understood
  他盯着希尔毫无表情的面孔，寻找着表明他已明白的些许迹象。
• He was content to stand by as an impassive spectator.
  他满足于站在旁边做一个冷漠的旁观者。
• Its complexion changed from red, to orange, to gold, to impassive yellow.
  它的面孔由红色变成了桔红，又变成金色，最后成为沉静的黄色。
• He met each inquiry with an impassive countenance.
  他面无表情地接受每一个盘问。
• His servant was quite impassive and waited for his orders.
  仆人无动于衷，等候他的吩咐。
• The impassive buyer also causes the opposition to go to extreme lengths to please.
  冷漠的买方也使对方为取悦他费尽心机。
• Michael kept his face impassive. I won't stand by and see them suffer like that.
  迈克尔的脸始终装出无动于衷的样子。我不能无动于衷，看他们受这样的罪。