(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
late Middle English: from dialect luke (probably from dialect lew 'lukewarm' and related to lee) + warm