Word
half-hearted
adjective
缺乏热情的；不热心的；敷衍的
showing or feeling little interest or enthusiasm
- 1.
feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm
表现出或感到缺乏兴趣或热情
表现出或感到缺乏兴趣或热情；半心半意的；不认真的
In use
His half-hearted apology did nothing to calm her anger.
She was half-hearted about the whole plan and finally decided not to join.
He made a half-hearted attempt to clean his room before the guests arrived.
be half-hearted about sth
表示对某事缺乏热情或投入。
She was half-hearted about the project from the start.
她从一开始就对这项工程半心半意。
be half-hearted in doing sth
强调做某事时态度不积极。
He was half-hearted in his efforts to find a job.
他在找工作时并不认真。
a half-hearted + noun
half-hearted 常修饰 attempt, effort, gesture 等名词。
They made a half-hearted attempt to apologize.
他们做了一个敷衍的道歉尝试。
Common mistakes
His half-hearted was obvious.His half-heartedness was obvious.
half-hearted是形容词，不能用作名词；应使用名词形式half-heartedness表示“半心半意”的状态。
He worked half-hearted on the project.He worked half-heartedly on the project.
修饰动词work应使用副词half-heartedly，而不是形容词half-hearted。
Connections
Synonyms
- unenthusiastic
- 不热心的 · 比half-hearted更中性，常用于描述缺乏热情的态度。
- apathetic
- 冷漠的 · 语气更强，强调漠不关心，常用于正式语境。
- indifferent
- 漠不关心的 · 强调缺乏兴趣或关心，可互换但语气不同。
- lukewarm
- 不冷不热的 · 原指温度，比喻态度不热烈，常用于对计划或建议的反应。
- lackluster
- 无生气的 · 强调平淡无奇，常用于描述表现或效果。
Confusing words
- half-baked
- 不成熟的，考虑不周的 · half-hearted表示缺乏热情，half-baked表示考虑不周或未完成
Word family
Learner notes
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT.