affectionless
affectionless — 形容詞
- affectionlesspositive
- more affectionlesscomparative
- most affectionlesssuperlative
1. showing or feeling no warm feelings, care, or emotional attachment toward other
冷漠的
缺乏溫暖情感或關懷的
showing or feeling no warm feelings, care, or emotional attachment toward other people; cold and distant in manner or character.
Asher grew up in an affectionless household where no one ever hugged or praised him.
Asher 在一個缺乏感情的家庭長大，沒有人擁抱或稱讚他。
affectionless + household (collocation)
The therapist described the boy's affectionless upbringing as a likely cause of his anxiety.
治療師認為這個男孩缺乏感情的教養方式是造成他焦慮的可能原因。
affectionless + upbringing (common collocation)
Jenna felt her relationship had become cold and affectionless after years of silence.
Jenna 覺得她的關係在多年沉默後變得冷淡而缺乏感情。
Children from affectionless homes often struggle to trust others later in life.
來自缺乏感情家庭的孩子，長大後往往很難信任他人。
Lucía's affectionless manner toward her colleagues made cooperation very difficult.
Lucía 對同事的冷漠態度使得合作變得非常困難。
- cold
more general; can refer to temperature or personality (B1)
- distant
focuses on emotional remoteness rather than complete absence of feeling (B2)
- unfeeling
suggests a lack of sympathy or compassion, often in a moral sense (C1)
- detached
implies deliberate emotional separation, not necessarily an innate lack (C1)
- affectionate
the direct opposite; showing care and warmth (B2)
- warm
friendly and caring in manner (A2)
- loving
showing deep affection and care (A2)
文法句型
be + affectionless
affectionless + noun
用法筆記
Frequently used in psychological or sociological descriptions of childhood, family environments, or interpersonal relationships. Can describe either a person's inner state (predicative: 'he was affectionless') or their outward behaviour (attributive: 'an affectionless upbringing').