impassively
adverb
uk /ɪmˈpæs.ɪv.li/ us /ɪmˈpæs.ɪv.li/
in a way that expresses no emotion or reaction: 神情冷漠地，木然地
The defendant sat impassively in the dock while evidence was given against him.针对被告的证据被提了出来，而他却木然地坐在被告席上，神情冷漠。
He stared impassively out of the window.他木然地盯着窗外。
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impassive
The group’s drummer played impassively in the background.
He listened impassively until I was finished talking.
A swan glided impassively downstream.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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anodyne
anti-sentimental
belie
bite
bite your lipidiom
frozenly
glaze
hard-bitten
hardened
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poker face
reserved
reservedly
sphinx-like
stiff upper lip
unmoved
unprocessed
unresponsive
unresponsively
unresponsiveness
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