A calm, untroubled state about something that other people find worrying. It is a noun, and it is not the same as simply not knowing — the situation is there, you have seen it, and it does not disturb you.

A calm, untroubled state一種冷靜、不受打擾的狀態 about something關於一件事 that other people find worrying別人會覺得該擔心的事 It is a noun它是名詞 and it is not the same as simply not knowing而且它不等於單純的不知道 the situation is there那件事就在那裡 you have seen it你也看到了 and it does not disturb you但它不會打擾到你

That is why the word almost always carries a hint of judgement from the speaker: *she watched the argument with complete unconcern* suggests the speaker thinks she perhaps should have cared.

That is why the word almost always carries a hint of judgement from the speaker這就是為什麼這個字幾乎總帶著說話者的一點評斷 'she watched the argument with complete unconcern''她以完全的unconcern看著那場爭吵' suggests the speaker thinks she perhaps should have cared暗示說話的人覺得她也許本該在意

It often appears with *with*, *at*, or *about*: with unconcern, unconcern at the news, unconcern about the cost.

It often appears with它常跟 with, at, or aboutwith、at，或about一起出現 with unconcern帶著unconcern unconcern at the news對這則新聞的unconcern unconcern about the cost對花費的unconcern

Sometimes it is admiration — a doctor's unconcern in an emergency is steadiness. More often it is a mild criticism, close to indifference or coolness.

Sometimes it is admiration有時它是一種讚賞 — a doctor's unconcern in an emergency一個醫生在急診時的unconcern is steadiness是一種沉著 More often更常見的是 it is a mild criticism它是一種輕微的批評 close to indifference or coolness接近冷漠或冷淡

It is a formal, literary word; in speech people say *he didn't seem bothered* or *she didn't care*.

It is a formal, literary word它是個正式、文學性的字 in speech在口語裡 people say人們會說 he didn't seem bothered'他好像不在意' or she didn't care或'她不在乎'

You will meet it most often in novels and in serious journalism, frequently in phrases like *an air of unconcern* or *studied unconcern* — that second one meaning the calm is put on for show, and the person actually does care underneath.

You will meet it most often你最常會遇到它 in novels and in serious journalism在小說和嚴肅的新聞寫作裡 frequently in phrases like常出現在像 an air of unconcern'一種unconcern的神態' or studied unconcern或'studied unconcern'（刻意裝出的unconcern） — that second one meaning後面那個意思是 the calm is put on for show那份冷靜是裝出來給人看的 and the person actually does care underneath而這個人骨子裡其實在意