tepid
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++tep·id /ˈtepɪd/ adjective 1 STRONG FEELING OR BELIEFa feeling, reaction etc that is tepid shows a lack of excitement or interest 〔感情、反应等〕缺乏热情的，冷淡的 SYN lukewarm a tepid response from the audience 观众冷淡的反应2 HOTtepid liquid is slightly warm, especially in a way that seems unpleasant 〔液体〕微温的，微热的〔尤指温度不合适〕 SYN lukewarm tepid coffee 不冷不热的咖啡
Examples from the Corpus
tepid• Sales are so grim they are offering individual game tickets, although the response has been tepid.• The soup was disgusting, greasy, tepid and watery.• My first tepid foray into activism was the Pillbox Hat Incident.• The Hidatsa rushed eagerly into hail storms and gathered hail stones to cool their tepid Missouri River drinking water.• Keizer could only offer tepid praise for Hanshaw's work.• Beyond us a large shallow pond expands its tepid shores on to the field.• Christina went upstairs to her bedroom, peeled off her sticky, crumpled clothes, and jumped into a tepid shower.• He returned carrying some tepid water and cleaning material, and gently began wiping the sore cut.• He soaked a handkerchief in some tepid water and wiped her forehead.• Leave for half an hour before rinsing with tepid water.Origin tepid (1300-1400) Latin tepidus, from tepere “to be warm”tep·id adjectiveChineseSyllable
is reaction that shows Corpus tepid etc feeling, a
tepid
tep‧id /ˈtepəd, ˈtepɪd/
adjective
SYN lukewarm:
a tepid response from the audience
2. tepid liquid is slightly warm, especially in a way that seems unpleasant
SYN lukewarm:
tepid coffee
tep‧id /ˈtepəd, ˈtepɪd/
adjective Date: 1300-1400
Language: Latin
Origin: tepidus, from tepere 'to be warm'
1. a feeling, reaction etc that is tepid shows a lack of excitement or interest Language: Latin
Origin: tepidus, from tepere 'to be warm'
SYN lukewarm:
2. tepid liquid is slightly warm, especially in a way that seems unpleasant
SYN lukewarm:
cold having a temperature that is lower than usual or lower than the human body; (of food or drink) not heated; cooled after being cooked 指寒冷的、冷的，（食物、饮料）凉的、冷的 ：◆ I'm cold. Turn the heating up. 我觉得冷，把暖气温度调高一点。 ◆ Outside it was bitterly cold. 外面非常寒冷。 ◆ a cold wind 寒风 ◆ hot and cold water 热水和凉水 ◆ It's cold chicken for lunch. 午餐有鸡肉冷盘。 cool ( fairly cold, especially in a pleasant wayoften
指凉爽的、凉快的 ：◆ a long cool drink 一大口冷饮 ◆ We found a cool place to sit. 我们找了一个凉快的地方坐下来。 freezing extremely cold; having a temperature below 0° Celsius 指极冷的、冰冻的、冰点以下的 ：◆ It's absolutely freezing outside. 外面冷得不得了。 ◆ I'm freezing! 我要冻僵了！ chilly ( too cold to be comfortablerather
指寒冷的、阴冷的 ：◆ Bring a coat. It might turn chilly later. 带件大衣，过一会儿天气可能会变冷。 lukewarm ( slightly warm, sometimes in an unpleasant wayoften
指微温的、不冷不热的、温吞的 ：◆ Her coffee was now lukewarm. 她的咖啡变得微温。 tepid ( slightly warm, sometimes in an unpleasant wayoften
指微温的、不冷不热的、温吞的 ：◆ a jug of tepid water 一壶温水
lukewarm or tepid? 用 lukewarm 还是 tepid？
There is really no difference in meaning or use between these words. 以上两词在含义和用法上无实际区别。
Patterns
to feel/get cold/cool/chillycold/cool/freezing/chilly air/weather a cold/cool/freezing/chilly wind cold/cool/freezing/lukewarm/tepid water a cold/cool/lukewarm/tepid shower/bath cold/lukewarm/tepid tea/coffee/food a cold/cool drink It's cold/chilly/freezing outside.