漠然 (mò rán) — indifferent, apathetic
Definition
A literary, written-style adjective for emotional indifference — colder and more detached than 冷漠, which describes a person's cold manner. Often used in fixed phrases like 漠然置之 ('to turn a blind eye').
adjective
indifferentapathetic
Examples
- 漠然。Tā duì zhè ge jì huà de tài dù shí fēn mò rán.He is very indifferent to this plan.
- ，漠然。Miàn duì dà jiā de tí wèn, tā zhǐ shì mò rán dì xiào le xiào.Facing everyone's questions, he just gave an indifferent smile.
- 漠然。Tā de mò rán tài dù péng you men dōu kàn chū lái le.Her indifferent attitude was noticed by all her friends.
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