| 词汇 | insensitivity |
| 释义 | insensitivity noun[ U ] uk /ɪnˌsen.sɪˈtɪv.ə.ti/ us /ɪnˌsen.səˈtɪv.ə.t̬i/ a lack of feeling or sympathy for other people's feelings, or an unwillingness to give importance to something: （对他人感受的）漠然，不敏感 insensitivity towardsHis insensitivity towards the feelings of others is remarkable.很明显他不在乎别人的感受。 insensitivity toHer opponents have said the remark shows insensitivity to the situation.她的反对者表示，这番言论表明她对局势的不敏感。 a lack of reaction to something, or a lack of ability to feel something: 不敏感 insensitivity toThe anaesthetic is used to cause insensitivity to pain. Diabetes begins as a cellular insensitivity to insulin. 糖尿病源于细胞对胰岛素失去了敏感性。 See insensitive The insensitivity shown to the families and victims involved is unbelievable. He is a politician with a track record of insensitivity and arrogance. People born with insensitivity to pain can inflict serious injuries on themselves. At present it is thought that obesity in humans may result in part from insensitivity to leptin. Inconsiderate cavalier cavalierly clumsily clumsiness cowboy inconsiderateness indiscreet indiscreetly indiscretion indiscriminate queue-jumper tactless tactlessly tactlessness thoughtless ungallant ungallantly untactful unthinkingly wanton You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Unkind, cruel & unfeeling Keeping and staying the same Examples of insensitivityinsensitivity What is supposedly striking about the biological rhythms of these animals is their relative insensitivity to alterations in environmental conditions. Disorganized infant attachment is not just the consequence of parental insensitivity. However, insensitivity is unlikely to be a general phenomenon. In effect, each microscope compensates for the other's insensitivity along the view axis. Another attribute of auditory word priming lies in its relative insensitivity to the type of processing in which listeners engage during their exposure to words. But the standard claim about distributive insensitivity does nothing to constrain the interpretation of the candidates. A system presents redundancy when it demonstrates insensitivity to damage due to replication of components. We also evaluated maternal intrusive insensitivity toward the infants in semistructured play. It appears that the authors bemoaned the arrogance and insensitivity of the relief workers. From a liberal perspective, modernisation came under attack because of its ethnocentrism and cultural insensitivity. The main disadvantage of generic quality of life instruments is their relative insensitivity to some specific health-related aspects of illness. To this list one might well add apathy, disrespect, recklessness, insensitivity, and dishonesty. There are no reports of junctional insensitivity to these compounds, nor are there single-channel records of their effects. The insensitivity of k is shown as a very slow increase at low prevalence values. In fact, the government displayed insensitivity in misjudging the mood of the times. See all examples of insensitivity These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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