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

• Val glanced sideways at his mother's impassive face; it had a hunted look in the eyes.
  法尔斜看一下母亲神色不动的脸色，眼睛里有一种无可奈何的神情。
• As to Chinese immigrants, he spoke in a stiff and impassive manner and emphasized that Chinese laborers should be excluded strictly.
  对中国移民，他态度生硬、冷漠，强调要严格排斥劳工；
• Murray swallowed briefly on hearing the verdict but otherwise looked impassive.
  穆雷在听审判结果时咽了咽口水但是看上去却非常平静。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• He was rigid, erect, and impassive.
  他一动不动，笔直地站着，脸上毫无表情。
• He was so dull at parties; a dull political campaign; a large dull impassive man; dull days with nothing to do; how dull and dreary the world is; fell back into one of her dull moods.
  他在晚会上很沉闷；沉闷的政治活动；非常沉闷、冷漠的人；无所事事的沉闷日子；这是个多么沉闷的世界呀；她的心情陷入了沉闷。
• 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。
• 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。