insensitivity
- IPA[ˌɪnsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti]
英式
- lack of concern for others' feelings；lack of response to a physical sensation, chemical, etc.
noun: insensitivity, plural noun: insensitivities
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. lack of concern for others' feelings his comments demonstrate gross insensitivity Huck, despite his occasional insensitivity to Jim, is not a cruel boy
- 2. lack of response to a physical sensation, chemical, etc. signs of malnutrition include insensitivity to pain a major characteristic of type 2 diabetes is insulin insensitivity
- ▪ lack of awareness or ability to respond to something the growth of our insensitivity to things of beauty a complete insensitivity to the power of the written word
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- IPA[ˌinˌsensəˈtivədē]
美式
- lack of concern for others' feelings: his comments demonstrate gross insensitivity Huck, despite his occasional insensitivity to Jim, is not a cruel boy
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