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

• Her face remained impassive, studying the Belgian as he completed the form.
  她不动声色，仔细观察正在填写表格的那个比利时人。
• The defendant remained impassive as the judge sentenced him to death.
  当法官宣布被告死刑时他始终毫无表情。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Of us all, Roger put on the most impassive front.
  在我们所有人中间，罗杰最装得若无其事。
• He met each inquiry with an impassive countenance.
  他面无表情地接受每一个盘问。
• 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？
• Michael kept his face impassive. I won't stand by and see them suffer like that.
  迈克尔的脸始终装出无动于衷的样子。我不能无动于衷，看他们受这样的罪。