lukewarm

lukewarm
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。
    ■(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
lukewarmly
adverb
lukewarmness
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English: from dialect luke (probably from dialect lew 'lukewarm' and related to lee) + warm
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