vô tình cảm
Definition
- Adjective:
- Unemotional / Emotionless: Describes a person who lacks emotion, feeling, or emotional responsiveness; appearing cold or indifferent.
- Apathetic: Showing little or no interest, concern, or enthusiasm; characterized by a lack of emotional involvement.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Anh ta là một người rất vô tình cảm. (He is a very unemotional person.)
- Cái nhìn vô tình cảm của cô ấy khiến mọi người khó chịu. (Her apathetic look made people uncomfortable.)
- Phản ứng vô tình cảm trước tin buồn là không bình thường. (An emotionless reaction to sad news is not normal.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in psychological or critical contexts to describe a character trait or a specific behavioral response deemed deficient in empathy or warmth.
Variants and Related Words
- Vô cảm (adj): A more common and concise synonym meaning indifferent, unfeeling, or numb.
- Sự thờ ơ vô cảm của công chúng. (The indifferent apathy of the public.)
Synonyms
- Unfeeling: Lacking kindness or sympathy.
- Indifferent: Having no particular interest or sympathy.
- Detached: Disconnected emotionally; aloof.
Related Idioms
- While "vô tình cảm" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it relates to concepts of emotional coldness.
- Lạnh như tiền: As cold as ice (money); used to describe someone who is emotionally cold or mercenary.
- Anh chàng giàu có đó lạnh như tiền và vô tình cảm. (That rich guy is cold as ice and unemotional.)