aloofness
noun[U]
uk/əˈluːf.nəs/us/əˈluːf.nəs/behaviourthatshowsyou are notfriendlyorwillingto takepartin things:
冷漠的行为；疏远Thegirlsare usuallyfriendly- I can’texplaintheiraloofness today.女孩们通常都很友好——我不理解她们今天冷漠的态度。
Everyoneknewhisreputationfor aloofness.大家都知道他冷漠的名声。
behaviourthatshowsyou are notinterestedorinvolved, usually because you do notapproveof what ishappening:
置身事外的态度The aloofness of hisin-lawsis theresultof hisinabilitytofindwork.他岳父岳母态度冷淡是因为他找不到工作。
Thecommitteemaintainedapolitealoofness initscomments.委员会保持礼貌的态度但不予置评。
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aloof
- He’ddevelopedareputationforarroganceand aloofness.
- When hetellsthestory, there is an aloofness, as though ithappenedto someoneelse.
- Is it aloofness ordisinterest, or is she justshy?
Not being friendly
- abrasive
- abrasively
- abrasiveness
- abruptly
- abruptness
- antagonism
- antagonistic
- coolness
- estrange
- estranged
- estrangement
- forbidding
- forbiddingly
- prickly
- sourness
- standoffish
- standoffishly
- standoffishness
- sullen
- surly