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The character 漠 (mò) is a phono-semantic compound. Its left side uses the water radical 氵 (shuǐ), a choice that appears contradictory until one considers its historical link to vast, featureless expanses, which originally included large bodies of water. The right component 莫 (mò), meaning "none" or "nothing", provides the phonetic value and adds a semantic nuance of emptiness or absence. Geographically, 漠 primarily refers to vast, arid deserts defined by endless sand and a lack of vegetation. From this image of desolate emptiness, the character extended to an abstract sense describing an emotional state of indifference, aloofness, or complete unconcern.
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这片沙漠很广阔。
他对人很冷漠。
漠视问题是不对的。
沙漠中的绿洲很少。
她的态度漠然，让人不安。
探险队迷失在茫茫沙漠里。
这片荒漠几乎无人居住。
由于长期漠视环境保护，这片土地逐渐变成了荒漠。