impersonal

🇺🇸 /ɪmˈpɜːrsənl/ 🇬🇧 /ɪmˈpɜːsənl/
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adjective
R

lacking warmth or personal connection; making you feel unimportant

The impersonal tone of the email made me feel like just a number.

这封邮件中不带个人感情的语气让我感觉自己只是一个数字。

R

not about any specific person; treating everyone the same without personal attention

The company's impersonal policy doesn't consider individual needs.

公司不近人情的政策没有考虑个人需求。

R

a verb or sentence that uses 'it' or 'there' as the subject instead of a person

In the impersonal sentence 'It is raining,' 'it' doesn't refer to a person.

在非人称句'It is raining'中,'it'并不指代人。

translation

adj. 缺乏人情味的, 一视同仁的, 非人称的