If you are impartial, you are not in the fight, so you can give a fair opinion or fair advice. You do not take a side. Judges, referees, and good journalists are supposed to be impartial: they look at the facts and treat both people, both teams, or both stories the same.

If you are impartial如果你是impartial, you are not in the fight你就不算是在這場爭執裡的人, so you can give a fair opinion or fair advice所以可以給出公正的意見或建議. You do not take a side你不會偏向任何一邊. Judges, referees, and good journalists are supposed to be impartial法官、裁判，還有好的記者都應該要impartial: they look at the facts他們看事實 and treat both people, both teams, or both stories the same同樣對待雙方的人、雙方的隊伍，或雙方的說法.

It is a praising, rather formal word. It does not mean you feel nothing — you can care a lot and still be impartial — it means your feelings do not push you to help one side.

It is a praising, rather formal word這是個帶稱讚意味、相當正式的詞. It does not mean you feel nothing它不代表你什麼感覺都沒有 — you can care a lot and still be impartial你可以很在乎，同時還是impartial — it means your feelings do not push you to help one side它的意思是你的感覺不會推著你去幫其中一邊.

Neutral is close, but not quite the same. Neutral can just mean “not in this fight.” Impartial stresses fairness: you are in a position to judge, and you do it evenly.

Neutral is close, but not quite the sameNeutral意思很接近，但不完全一樣. Neutral can just mean "not in this fight."Neutral可能只是「不參與這場爭執」的意思. Impartial stresses fairnessImpartial強調的是公平: you are in a position to judge你是站在能評判的位置上, and you do it evenly而且做得很平均.

A parent who always backs one child is not impartial. A teacher who marks every paper by the same rules is. You can be impartial about a dispute even when you know both people; the point is that you do not let that push the result.

A parent who always backs one child is not impartial總是挺其中一個小孩的家長，就不算impartial. A teacher who marks every paper by the same rules is用同一套標準改每一份考卷的老師，就是. You can be impartial about a dispute even when you know both people就算你認識爭執雙方的人，你還是可以對這件事impartial; the point is that you do not let that push the result重點是你不會讓這件事影響結果.