tepid
tepid 英 [ˈtepɪd] 美 [ˈtɛpɪd]
adj. 微温的，温热的；不太热烈的；不热情的
- Tepid means lukewarm or half-hearted. If the applause for your mime-on-a-unicycle performance was more tepid than enthusiastic, it might be time to find a new hobby.
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- adj. 微温的，温热的；不太热烈的；不热情的
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1. I open my eyes, and there's a fly. An insect, buzzing around above the Scrabble board, surfing the thermals from the tepid cup of tea.
傻瓜，我睁开眼睛，发现那里停着一只苍蝇，只是一只昆虫，在拼字板上嗡嗡叫着，在茶杯不冷不热的气流中乱串。
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2. The tepid economic recovery is the top focus of the Republicans who would like to defeat Obama next year.
缓慢的经济复苏是那些想要在明年击败奥巴马总统的共和党人最看重的议题。
- tepid (adj.) c. 1400, from Latin tepidus "lukewarm," from tepere "be moderately warm," from PIE root *tep- "to be hot" (source also of Sanskrit tapati "makes warm, heats, burns," tapas "heat, austerity;" Avestan tafnush "fever;" Old Church Slavonic topiti "to warm," teplu "warm;" Old Irish tene "fire;" Welsh tes "heat"). Related: Tepidly; tepidity.
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