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impassive

🇬🇧 UK/ɪm'pæsɪv/🇺🇸 US/im'pæsiv/
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Definitions

adj.

Showing no emotion or feeling; calm and expressionless.

冷漠的,无动于衷的,面无表情的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
imnot, opposite of
+
passfeel, suffer, disease
+
ivetending to, having the nature of
=impassive

Common Collocations

  • 1.impassive face冷漠的脸
  • 2.impassive expression面无表情
  • 3.remain impassive保持冷漠

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The soldier maintained an impassive face despite the chaos around him.

  • 2.

    Her impassive demeanor suggested she was unaffected by the news.

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