dispassionate
UK/dɪs'pæʃ(ə)nət/US/dis'pæʃәnit/
GREA2
Definitions
adj.
Calm and objective; not influenced by strong emotion or personal feeling
冷静客观的，不带感情的
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveddis-not, apart, away
+
passionfeel, suffer, experience; (in compounds) disease
+
-ateact, process, state
=dispassionate
dis- (not, away) + passionate = 'without passion.' But unlike apathy (cold indifference), dispassionate is positive: it means weighing things calmly and fairly, free of bias — the prized stance of a judge or analyst.
Example Sentences
- 1.
We need a dispassionate analysis of the facts.
- 2.
She remained dispassionate even under fierce criticism.
- 3.
A judge must be dispassionate, not swayed by emotion.