1610s, "unconcerned," the sense we now would ascribe to uninterested, with the sense of "impartial" going to disinteressed (c. 1600). See dis- + interest. Modern sense of disinterested is first attested 1650s. As things now stand, disinterested means "free from personal bias," while uninterested means "caring nothing for the matter in question." Related: Disinterestedly; disinterestedness.
雙語例句
1. The current sole superpower is far from being a disinterested observer.
當前唯一的超級大國遠不是一個公正的旁觀者。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Lili had clearly regained her appetite but Doran was disinterested in food.
莉莉顯然已經(jīng)恢復了食欲，但多蘭卻提不起胃口。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Such benevolence, however, was not completely disinterested.
然而這樣的善舉并非完全出于大公無私。
來自柯林斯例句
4. We had both become jaded, disinterested, and disillusioned.