unsympathetic

IPA/ˌʌnˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/
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unsympathetic — 形容詞

  • unsympatheticpositive
  • more unsympatheticcomparative
  • most unsympatheticsuperlative

1. showing that you do not care about someone else's pain, worry, or difficult situ

1.形容詞B2
釋義

冷漠的

對他人痛苦或困境不表示關心

showing that you do not care about someone else's pain, worry, or difficult situation, or that you have no desire to help them.

例句

The manager was unsympathetic when Nia asked for leave to care for her sick mother.

Nia 為了照顧生病的母親而請假時，經理顯得相當冷漠。

pattern: unsympathetic when [someone does something]

Roya found the landlord completely unsympathetic about the broken heating in winter.

Roya 發現房東對冬天暖氣壞掉一事完全冷漠不關心。

pattern: unsympathetic about [problem or situation]

同義詞
  • callous

    stronger — suggests a deliberate lack of feeling and disregard for others' suffering

  • heartless

    stronger — implies cruelty and a complete absence of kindness

  • indifferent

    less emotional — suggests not caring either way, without the judgmental tone

反義詞
  • sympathetic

    direct opposite — showing care and understanding for someone in difficulty

  • compassionate

    stronger positive — actively wanting to help someone who is suffering

  • understanding

    focuses on being able to share or comprehend someone's feelings

文法句型

unsympathetic + about/toward + noun phrase

unsympathetic + to + noun phrase

用法筆記

Commonly used with the prepositions about, toward, or to to indicate what the person is unsympathetic about. Subject is often a person in authority — a manager, judge, parent, or critic.

常見錯誤

❌The nurse was unsympathetic with the patient's pain.
✅The nurse was unsympathetic to the patient's pain.
💡The correct prepositions are about, toward, or to, not with.
❌She was unsympathetic of his problems.
✅She was unsympathetic toward his problems.
💡Use toward or about, not of.