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单词 tepid
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
tep•id /ˈtɛpɪd/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. moderately warm; lukewarm:tepid water.
  2. characterized by a lack of force or enthusiasm:tepid support from her boss.
te•pid•i•ty/tɛˈpɪdɪti/USA pronunciation  tep•id•ness, n. [uncountable]
tep•id•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
tep•id  (tepid),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. moderately warm;
    lukewarm:tepid water.
  2. characterized by a lack of force or enthusiasm:tepid prose; the critics' tepid reception for the new play.
  • Latin tepidus lukewarm, equivalent. to tep(ēre) to be lukewarm + -idus -id4
  • Middle English 1350–1400
te•pidi•ty, tepid•ness, n. 
tepid•ly, adv. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged moderate, mild.
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unemotional, halfhearted, apathetic.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tepid /ˈtɛpɪd/ adj
  1. slightly warm; lukewarm
  2. relatively unenthusiastic or apathetic
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin tepidus, from tepēre to be lukewarm

teˈpidity, ˈtepidness n ˈtepidly adv
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