形容對事物缺乏興趣、熱情或關心。
缺乏興趣或熱情
EN: showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern
翻譯: 表現出或感到毫無興趣、熱情或關心
冷漠、無動於衷
EN: indifferent or unresponsive to things that should matter
翻譯: 對理應在意的事物表現得漠不關心或毫無反應
情感麻木
EN: characterized by a lack of emotion or excitement
翻譯: 特徵是缺乏情感或興奮感
小提醒：注意：'apathetic' 強調的是因冷漠、不關心而缺乏行動力，而不僅僅是暫時的無聊或疲倦。
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Dave Meslin: The antidote to apathy
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“You add all this up together and, of course, people are apathetic. It's like trying to run into a brick wall.”
1. showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern
表現出或感到毫無興趣、熱情或關心的
The audience was apathetic and barely applauded at the end of the performance.
觀眾反應冷淡，表演結束時幾乎沒有鼓掌。
He gave an apathetic shrug when asked about his future plans.
當被問及未來的計劃時，他只是冷漠地聳了聳肩。
2. lacking energy or motivation; lethargic
缺乏精力或動力的；無精打采的
After weeks of illness, she felt apathetic and had no desire to leave the house.
病了幾個星期後，她感到無精打采，完全不想出門。
The hot weather made everyone feel apathetic and unproductive.
炎熱的天氣讓每個人都感到懶洋洋的，毫無工作效率。
3. characterized by a lack of emotional response or empathy
以缺乏情感反應或同理心為特徵的
His apathetic response to the tragedy shocked his friends.
他對這場悲劇的冷漠反應讓朋友們感到震驚。
The manager's apathetic attitude towards employee complaints created a toxic work environment.
經理對員工投訴的漠然態度，造就了一個有毒的工作環境。
| Pattern | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| be apathetic | 處於冷漠的狀態 | The public seemed apathetic about the election results. (公眾似乎對選舉結果漠不關心。) |
| apathetic + about/towards + noun | 對...冷漠 | She was apathetic towards his constant complaints. (她對他不停的抱怨感到無動於衷。) |
| feel apathetic | 感到冷漠 | After the long illness, he felt completely apathetic. (久病之後，他感到完全麻木不仁。) |
| grow/become apathetic | 變得冷漠 | The community grew apathetic after years of neglect. (在多年的忽視之後，社區變得冷漠了。) |
| seem/appear apathetic | 顯得冷漠 | The students appeared apathetic during the lecture. (學生們在講座期間顯得興趣缺缺。) |
EN:He felt apathetic about starting a new project.
翻譯:他對於開始一個新專案感到意興闌珊。
建議使用 "apathetic about doing" 或 "apathetic about/toward(s) + 名詞" 來表達對某事冷漠，避免使用 "apathetic to do"。
apathetic vs indifferent
「apathetic」強調因缺乏興趣或情感而表現出的冷漠，常帶有負面或責備的語氣；「indifferent」則較中性，單純表示不關心或無所謂的態度。
apathetic vs unconcerned
「apathetic」指因缺乏情感而冷漠；「unconcerned」則指單純不擔心、不感興趣，但不一定缺乏情感。
apathetic vs passive
「apathetic」描述內在缺乏情感或興趣的狀態；「passive」描述外在的不主動、順從的行為方式。
有時會用來引述或轉述他人對某人或某事的評價，帶有解釋或說明的語氣。 EN: So why didn't she join the protest? — Well, she's just apathetic about politics. 翻譯: 所以她為什麼沒參加抗議？— 嗯，她就是對政治很冷漠。
EN:Don't blame him for not voting; he's always been apathetic towards these things.
翻譯:別怪他沒去投票；他對這類事情一向漠不關心。
在口語中，常與一些副詞或短語連用，以加強「完全不在乎」或「令人驚訝地冷漠」的語氣。 EN: The team was completely apathetic during the coach's pep talk. 翻譯: 教練在精神喊話時，整個團隊完全無動於衷。
EN:I can't believe how utterly apathetic he was to the news.
翻譯:我真不敢相信他對那個消息竟然如此無動於衷。
在組織想法或尋找合適詞語時，可能用作短暫的停頓填充，引出對某人態度的描述。 EN: His attitude was... well, apathetic, to say the least. 翻譯: 他的態度嘛…呃，至少可以說是冷漠的。
EN:The public reaction has been mostly... apathetic, which is disappointing.
翻譯:公眾的反應大多…很冷淡，這令人失望。
正式寫作注意：在學術或正式商業寫作中，建議使用更精確的詞彙，如 "indifferent", "unresponsive", 或 "showed a lack of interest"，以保持客觀嚴謹的語調。"apathetic" 在口語中雖常見，但在正式文體中可能略帶主觀或口語色彩。
apathetic towards
apathetic towards [noun/gerund]
對...漠不關心
apathetic attitude
apathetic attitude
冷漠的態度
apathetic response
apathetic response
冷淡的回應
apathetic public
apathetic public
冷漠的公眾
apathetic shrug
apathetic shrug
冷漠的聳肩
apathetic and
apathetic and [adjective]
冷漠且...
apathetic mood
apathetic mood
冷漠的情緒/心境
×He is apathetic to help.
✓He is apathetic about helping.
「apathetic」通常搭配介系詞「about」或「towards」，後面接名詞或動名詞，表示對某事的冷漠。使用「to help」是不正確的搭配。
×I feel very apathetic today.
✓I feel very lethargic / listless today.
「apathetic」主要指對事物缺乏興趣、熱情或關心的「態度」，而非單純身體上的疲累或沒精神。描述身體或一般情緒狀態的無精打采，應使用「lethargic」或「listless」。
×His apathetic response made everyone angry.
✓His indifferent / uncaring response made everyone angry.
雖然「apathetic」和「indifferent」意思相近，但「apathetic」語氣更強，暗示一種道德上的缺失或可責備的冷漠。在許多日常情境中，使用「indifferent」或「uncaring」更為自然且準確。
×This movie is apathetic.
✓This movie is boring / dull.
「apathetic」用於描述「人」或「群體」的態度或情緒狀態，不能用來形容事物（如電影、書籍、天氣）本身無趣。形容事物乏味應使用「boring」或「dull」。
×He is an apathetic person who never shows emotion.
✓He is an unemotional / stoic person who rarely shows emotion.
「apathetic」特指缺乏「關心」或「興趣」，而非泛指不流露情感。一個不流露情感的人可能是「unemotional」或「stoic」，但不一定是「apathetic」（他可能內心很關心但不表現出來）。