Neutral

['njuːtr(ə)l] or ['nʊtrəl]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) one who does not side with any party in a war or dispute.

(adj.) having no net electric charge .

(adj.) lacking distinguishing quality or characteristics; 'a neutral personality that made no impression whatever' .

(adj.) not supporting or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or contest .

(adj.) possessing no distinctive quality or characteristics .

編輯:路易斯--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(a.) Not engaged on either side; not taking part with or assisting either of two or more contending parties; neuter; indifferent.

(a.) Neither good nor bad; of medium quality; middling; not decided or pronounced.

(a.) Neuter. See Neuter, a., 3.

(a.) Having neither acid nor basic properties; unable to turn red litmus blue or blue litmus red; -- said of certain salts or other compounds. Contrasted with acid, and alkaline.

(n.) A person or a nation that takes no part in a contest between others; one who is neutral.

雅克校對

同義詞及近義詞：

a. Indifferent, of neither party, taking no part with either side.

手打:西摩

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Uninterfering, impartial, indifferent, negative, unavowed

ANT:Partial, interested, interfering, active, positive, declared, avowed

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解釋/意思:

adj. being neuter indifferent: taking no part on either side: unbiassed: neither very good nor very bad of no decided character: having no decided colour bluish or grayish: (chem.) neither acid nor alkaline.—n. a person or nation that takes no part in a contest.—n. Neutralisā′tion.—v.t. Neu′tralise to declare by convention any nation permanently neutral or neutral during certain hostilities: to make inert: to render of no effect.—ns. Neu′traliser; Neutral′ity state of taking no part on either of two sides: those who are neutral.—adv. Neu′trally.—Neutral tint a dull grayish colour; Neutral vowel the vowel-sound heard in but firm her &c. and commonly in unaccented syllables.—Armed neutrality the condition of a neutral power ready to repel aggression from either belligerent.

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