單字講座 82:disinterested (adj) / uninterested (adj)
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▍disinterested (adj) 公正的 = impartial = unbiased
▶ 例 1:開庭審理案件時,法官必須保持公正。
A judge must remain disinterested when presiding over a case.
▍uninterested (adj) 冷漠不感興趣的 = indifferent
▶ 例 1:我對古典樂不感興趣。聽古典樂不是讓我覺得無聊,就是讓我昏昏欲睡。
I am uninterested in classical music. Listening to it either bores me or makes me sleepy.
▍disinterested (adj) 公正的 = impartial = unbiased
▶ 例 1:開庭審理案件時,法官必須保持公正。
A judge must remain disinterested when presiding over a case.
▍uninterested (adj) 冷漠不感興趣的 = indifferent
▶ 例 1:我對古典樂不感興趣。聽古典樂不是讓我覺得無聊,就是讓我昏昏欲睡。
I am uninterested in classical music. Listening to it either bores me or makes me sleepy.