dismissive

Compared meaning: lacking interest or concern (adjective).

比较义项：对某事缺乏兴趣或不在意（形容词）。

• bored

  Describes feeling dull and restless because a situation lacks stimulation, such as waiting or a slow activity; usually paired with 'by/with' a cause; a passive reaction, not a judgment of worth.

  描述因情境缺乏刺激（如等待或枯燥的活动）而感到乏味、坐立不安；常与表示原因的“by/with”搭配；是一种被动的感受，而不是对事物价值的判断。

  The children got bored waiting for the bus in the rain.

  孩子们在雨中等公交车，等得无聊起来。

• indifferent

  Describes emotional neutrality: no real interest in or concern about an outcome, often used with 'to/about'; can be a lasting attitude, not necessarily tied to dullness or contempt.

  描述情感上的中立：对结果没有真正的兴趣或在意，常与“to/about”搭配；可以是一种持续的态度，不一定与乏味或轻视有关。

  He seemed indifferent to the news and just shrugged quietly.

  他似乎对这个消息漠不关心，只是静静地耸了耸肩。

• dismissive 本词

  Describes an active attitude of treating something as not worth serious consideration, often with a hint of contempt; used with 'of/about', or to describe a tone, remark or gesture.

  描述一种主动的态度，认为某事不值得认真考虑，常带有一丝轻蔑；与“of/about”搭配，或用来形容语气、话语或动作。

  He gave a dismissive shrug when asked about the failed plan.

  被问及那个失败的计划时，他做了个轻蔑的耸肩动作。

All three mean low interest, but differ. Bored is dull restlessness from a lack of stimulation. Indifferent is emotional neutrality, no concern about an outcome. Dismissive is treating something as not worth serious thought, with a hint of contempt. Not compared: indifferent meaning 'mediocre'.

这三个词都表示对某事缺乏兴趣或在意程度较低，但原因和语气不同：bored 强调因单调乏味而心生厌烦；indifferent 强调情感上保持中立、不关心结果；dismissive 则带有主动轻视的意味，认为某事不值得认真考虑，语气更强、更带贬义。这里不比较 indifferent 表示“平庸、普通”的义项，例如 an indifferent performance。