Word · Frequency #20336
tepid
微温的；不冷不热的；温吞的
slightly warm; lukewarm
指温度适中，常含“不够热”之意
- 1.
Lukewarm; neither warm nor cool.
- 2.
moderately warm
微温的,不冷不热的
- 3.
Uninterested; exhibiting little passion or eagerness; lukewarm.
- 4.
feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm
不热情的；冷淡的
不热情的；冷淡的；缺乏兴趣的；微温的,不冷不热的；不热情的；冷淡的；微温的；温热的
In use
The tea had gone tepid after I left it on the desk for an hour.
She prefers a tepid shower in summer rather than a cold one.
The soup was served tepid, so we asked the waiter to heat it up.
tepid bath water
tepid + noun
She served tepid soup for dinner.
她晚餐端上了微温的汤。
be/link verb + tepid
The water was tepid, not hot enough for a bath.
水是温的，不够热不能洗澡。
tepid about something
比喻用法，表示不热情或缺乏激情。
Connections
Collocations
- tepid water
- 温水；微温的水
- She washed the dishes in tepid water.她用温水洗了碗。
- tepid response
- 冷淡的回应
- The proposal received a tepid response from the board.该提议遭到了董事会的冷淡回应。
- tepid reception
- 冷淡的接待；冷淡的反应
- The new policy got a tepid reception from employees.新政策在员工中反应冷淡。
- tepid applause
- 稀稀拉拉的掌声；不热情的鼓掌
- The performance ended to tepid applause.演出在稀稀拉拉的掌声中结束。
- tepid enthusiasm
- 不高的热情；缺乏热情
- There was only tepid enthusiasm for the idea.人们对这个想法热情不高。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
tepid 里的 'i' 像小火苗：火太小，水不冷不热；人也像这样没热情。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：describing water or a drink at a lukewarm temperature、describing a reaction, response, or review that shows little enthusiasm tepid 字面义指液体微温、不冷不热，较中性；比喻义表示缺乏热情，多用于正式或书面评论中。
Grammar Note
常用以描述温度或态度，如 tepid water, tepid reaction。
Pronunciation & Spelling
tepid 读作 /ˈtɛpɪd/，与 trepid /ˈtrɛpɪd/、intrepid /ɪnˈtrɛpɪd/ 押韵（重读元音后的 pɪd 相同）。拼写相似的 rapid /ˈræpɪd/、vapid /ˈvæpɪd/ 中的 a 读 /æ/，torpid /ˈtɔːrpɪd/ 中的 or 读 /ɔːr/，stupid /ˈstuːpɪd/ 中的 u 读 /uː/，它们都不与 tepid 押韵。
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。
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