unemotional
無感情な
解説 Definition
感情をあまり表に出さない、冷静で感情的にならない性格や態度。
If someone is unemotional, they do not show strong feelings, especially in their face, voice, or behavior. It is often used for people who stay calm and controlled in serious or difficult situations. Depending on context, it can sound either neutral or slightly negative.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
emotional が「感情を表に出す」と分かれば、先頭の un- でその逆だとつかめる。まず emotional person を思い浮かべ、その表情や反応を引いた状態が unemotional。point は「感情がない」ではなく「表に出さない・揺さぶられにくい」。cold は冷たい印象、calm は落ち着いていること全般だが、unemotional は特に感情表現の薄さに焦点がある。an unemotional reply, remain unemotional などの形で覚えると使いやすい。
If `emotional` means showing strong feelings, `unemotional` is the opposite. The key idea is not always having no feelings, but not showing them much. Think of common phrases like `an unemotional reply` or `remain unemotional`.
例文
His unemotional response to the tragedy surprised everyone around him.
悲劇に対する彼の無感情な反応は周囲の全員を驚かせた。
The judge delivered the verdict in a calm, unemotional tone.
裁判官は冷静で無感情な口調で判決を言い渡した。
She appeared unemotional during the interview, but inside she was deeply nervous.
面接中、彼女は無感情に見えたが、内心はとても緊張していた。
unemotional の類義語・関連語
unemotional の語源・成り立ち Etymology
un-「否定」+ emotional から成る語。emotion はフランス語 émotion、さらにラテン語 emovere（外へ動かす）にさかのぼり、関連語に move, motion がある。つまり「感情に動かされない」から無感情な。
This word is built from un- and emotional. Emotion came through French émotion from Latin emovere, meaning "move out" or "stir up," and it is related to English move and motion. Because emotions were understood as feelings that move or stir a person, unemotional developed the sense of not being moved by feeling.
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