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单词 tepid
释义 tep·id
\ˈtepə̇d\ adjective
Etymology: Latin tepidus, from tepēre to be moderately warm; akin to Sanskrit tapati it gives out heat, tapas heat, Old Irish tess heat
1. : moderately warm : lukewarm
 < a tepid bath >
 < a tepid pool >
2.
 a. : lacking in passion, force, or animation : dull, lifeless
  < grave and precise in manner, courteous and tepid — Arnold Bennett >
  < was so tepid and had so few resources and so little initiative — George Santayana >
 b. : marked by an absence of enthusiasm or conviction : halfhearted
  < had only a tepid interest in public health — A.W.Long >
  < still enjoys a measure of tepid praise — T.S.Eliot >
tep·id·ly adverb
tep·id·ness noun -es
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