detached

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de·tached /dɪˈtætʃt/ adjectiveadj

1 EMOTIONAL#not reacting to or becoming involved in something in an emotional way 冷静的，不动感情的，客观的 OPP involved

Try to take a more detached view.

尽量采取更为客观的态度。

detached from

He appeared totally detached from the horrific nature of his crimes.

他好像对自己可怕的罪行完全无动于衷。

detached way/manner

She described what had happened in a cold and detached manner.

她冷静客观地叙述了发生的事情。

2. TBB especially British EnglishBrE a detached house or garage is not joined to another building 〔房子或车库〕单独的，独立的

Examples from the Corpus

detached• Witnessing all the pain and suffering, it is sometimes difficult for relief workers to remain detached.• You'll never be a good lawyer until you learn to be more detached.• He felt detached, almost remote.• Much of the critical antipathy towards the Reeve derives from the ingestion of such prejudice as opposed to detached examination of it.• From their judicious distance they watched in silence, with detached interest.• They sat there drinking coffee and looking at the Glovers with detached interest.• We are able to remain detached observers of life.• Wheeler sings in a detached, passionless way.• If the caption does become detached the finder can see at a glance what it is.• We lived in a detached three-bedroom house on the edge of the town.

detached from• Perhaps people feel detached from the war because of the technology involved.

From Longman Business Dictionary

detachedde·tached /dɪˈtætʃt/ adjectiveadjPROPERTY

a house or garage that is detached is not joined to another building on any side

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