impersonal
adjective /ɪmˈpɜːsənl/
/ɪmˈpɜːrsənl/
- (usually disapproving) having no friendly human feelings or atmosphere; making you feel unimportant
缺乏人情味的；冷淡的 - a vast impersonal organization
庞大而不讲人情的组织 - an impersonal hotel room
冷冰冰的旅馆房间 - Business letters need not be formal and impersonal.
商业信函不一定就得刻板而缺乏人情味。 - a cold impersonal stare
冷漠的凝视
- I find the atmosphere there rather impersonal.)
比较：我发现那儿的气氛相当冷淡。 - The law is abstract and coldly impersonal.
法律既抽象又没人情味。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- a vast impersonal organization
- not referring to any particular person; not concerned with people as individuals
非指个人的；客观的 - Let's keep the criticism general and impersonal.
我们批评时应有普遍性，不要针对个人。 - His touch was as impersonal as that of a doctor.
他的触摸像医生一样没有人情味。 - You should write your report in an impersonal manner.
你应该以客观的方式写报告。
- Let's keep the criticism general and impersonal.
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语法 （动词或句子）无人称的，非人称的 Language Bank impersonalimpersonalGiving opinions using impersonal language用客观的语言发表意见 - It is vital that more is done to prevent the illegal trade in wild animals.
应进一步阻止非法买卖野生动物的行为，这一点至关重要。 - (Compare: We have to do more to stop people trading wild animals illegally.)
比较：我们必须进一步阻止人们非法买卖野生动物。
- It is vital that more is done to prevent the illegal trade in wild animals.
- It is clear that more needs to be done to protect biodiversity.
显然，应进一步保护生物多样性。 - (Compare: We clearly need to do more to protect biodiversity.)
比较：很明显，我们需要进一步保护生物多样性。
- It is clear that more needs to be done to protect biodiversity.
- It is unfortunate that the practice of keeping monkeys as pets still continues.
不幸的是，将猴子当宠物饲养的做法仍在持续。 - (Compare: It’s absolutely terrible that people still keep monkeys as pets.)
比较：非常糟糕的是有人仍将猴子当宠物饲养。
- It is unfortunate that the practice of keeping monkeys as pets still continues.
- It is difficult for many people to understand the reasons why certain individuals choose to hunt animals for sport.
许多人都难以理解为什么有些人选择捕猎作为消遣。 - (Compare: I can’t understand why anyone would want to kill animals for fun.)
比较：我不明白为什么有人会以猎杀动物为乐。
- It is difficult for many people to understand the reasons why certain individuals choose to hunt animals for sport.
- Unfortunately, it would seem that not enough is being done to support tiger conservation.
遗憾的是，在保护老虎方面给予的支持似乎还不够。 - (Compare: Governments aren’t doing enough to help tiger conservation.)
比较：遗憾的是，在保护老虎方面给予的支持似乎还不够。
- Unfortunately, it would seem that not enough is being done to support tiger conservation.
- There is no doubt that the greatest threat to polar bears comes from global warming.
毫无疑问，对北极熊的最大威胁是全球变暖。 - (Compare: I believe that the greatest threat…)
比较：我认为最大的威胁…
- There is no doubt that the greatest threat to polar bears comes from global warming.
词源late Middle English (in sense (3)): from late Latin impersonalis, from Latin in- ‘not’ + personalis ‘of a person’ (from persona ‘actor's mask, character in a play’, later ‘human being’).