GRE重點(diǎn)詞匯積累：impassive
1) not subject to pain, without feeling or emotion
2) showing no emotion
Synonyms: apathetic, dispassionate, stoic, unmoved
impassive <> perturbation, perfervid, emotional, overwrought, excited
impassive : perturb
deadpan : impassive
Even when his father died he gave an impassive response and walked out tearless.
Her expected announcement was met by an impassive facial expression.
Though he seemed impassive at the collapse of his company, his wife could see that he was in despair.
【考法1】adj. 冷漠的，無(wú)感情的： giving no sign of feeling or emotion
【例】 She remained impassive as the officers informed her of her son's death. 她面不改色地聽(tīng)著警官宣讀她 兒子的死訊
【近】 affectless, apathetic, cold-blooded, deadpan, emotionless, numb, phlegmatic, stoic, undemonstrative
【反】 demonstrative, emotional, fervent, fervid, impassioned, passionate, vehement 充滿(mǎn)感情的
