Disinterested or uninterested Judge? 連母語為英語的人也很容易混淆這兩個單詞。到底形容法官的時候要選哪個詞呢
Disinterested是公正、無私的意思,而uninterested是指不感興趣。雖然都在interested前加了前綴,但含義不同,用法不同。
Uninterested:是 interested 的反義詞,意思是“不感興趣的,覺得無聊的”
例句:
The kids wanted to play outside and were very uninterested in doing any studying.
孩子們想去外面玩,對學習一點興趣也打不起精神。
Disinterested的意思是:
impartial, objective or not taking a side in an argument.無偏見的,客觀的,在爭論中不站隊的
Sometimes a stranger can make a disinterested and fair decision more easily than a family member.
有時候,陌生人反而能比家人做出更客觀、公平的決定。
所以,回到開頭那個問題,法官在判案的時候,應該保持 disinterested不站隊的態度,而不是uninterested不感興趣的態度