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

• 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。
• His face was still impassive but his voice rang like cold death.
  他的脸仍然没有表情，但他的声音听起来象冷酷的死亡。
• 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。
• 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；
• 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。
• His face was impassive as ever, though something sober had melted into his eyes.
  跟过去一样，他仍是木无表情，但眼神变得严肃一些。
• 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。
• Jackson: How can you be impassive, as if nothing had happened, when you know that he has taken away your customers?
  张三：他把你的客户抢走了，你为什么可以若无其事？
• 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。
• Michael's face was impassive when he said to his brother," you straightened out, freddie?"
  迈克尔的脸上毫无表情。他对自己的哥哥说：“弗烈特，你给教训过了，对吗？”