/??lu?f.n?s/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。SeealoofMore examples
When hetellsthestory, there is an aloofness, as though ithappenedto someoneelse.
Is it aloofness ordisinterest, or is she justshy?
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesNot being friendly
abrasive
abrasively
abrasiveness
abruptly
abruptness
antagonism
antagonistic
coolness
estrange
estranged
estrangement
forbidding
forbiddingly
prickly
sourness
standoffish
standoffishly
standoffishness
sullen
surly
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