lukewarm
/ˈluːkwɔːm/adjective
1- (of liquid or food that should be hot) only moderately warm; tepid(本应是热的液体或食物)温的; 微温的:
they drank bitter lukewarm coffee.
他们喝着苦涩的温咖啡。
1.1
- (of a person, attitude, or action) unenthusiastic(人, 态度, 行动)不热情的, 冷淡的:
Britain is lukewarm about the proposal.
英国对这项提议很冷淡。
派生词
lukewarmly
adverblukewarmness
noun词源
late Middle English: from dialect luke (probably from dialect lew 'lukewarm' and related to LEE) + WARM.