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

• He was rigid, erect, and impassive.
  他一动不动，笔直地站着，脸上毫无表情。
• 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。
• 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。
• His face remained impassive, so strong was his self-control.
  他依然是面无表情，自控能力是如此之强。
• 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；
• 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。
• Her face remains impassive as she reloads.
  当她重新安装子弹时，仍然面不改色。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。