Disinterested or uninterested Judge? 连母语为英语的人也很容易混淆这两个单词。到底形容法官的时候要选哪个词呢

Disinterested是公正、无私的意思,而uninterested是指不感兴趣。虽然都在interested前加了前缀,但含义不同,用法不同。

Uninterested:是 interested 的反义词,意思是“不感兴趣的,觉得无聊的”

例句:

The kids wanted to play outside and were very uninterested in doing any studying.

孩子们想去外面玩,对学习一点兴趣也打不起精神。

Disinterested的意思是:

impartial, objective or not taking a side in an argument.无偏见的,客观的,在争论中不站队的

Sometimes a stranger can make a disinterested and fair decision more easily than a family member.

有时候,陌生人反而能比家人做出更客观、公平的决定。

所以,回到开头那个问题,法官在判案的时候,应该保持 disinterested不站队的态度,而不是uninterested不感兴趣的态度