impersonal

impersonal
adjective
  1. not influenced by, showing, or involving personal feelings
    非个人的,不受私人感情影响的,不带私人感情的
    the impersonal power of a government.
    政府的非个人权力。
    ■(of a place or organization) large, featureless, and anonymous
    (场所,组织)平凡无名的
    an impersonal tower block.
    一幢平凡无名的塔式建筑。
    ■not betraying any personal information about the user or subject
    无个人特色的;看不出主题的
    the room was bare, cramped, and impersonal.
    房间空而狭窄,看不出个人色彩。
  2. not existing as a person; having no personality
    非人的,不具人格的
    he gradually came to believe in an impersonal God.
    他渐渐开始相信非人的上帝。
  3. (Grammar)(of a verb) used only with a formal subject (in English usually it) and expressing an action not attributable to a definite subject (as in it is snowing)
    (语法)(动词)非人称的(英语中一般为it,如it is snowing)
派生
impersonality
noun
impersonally
adverb
语源
  1. late Middle English (in sense 3): from late Latin impersonalis, from Latin in- 'not' + personalis (see personal)
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