slightly warm, sometimes in a way that is not pleasant 不冷不熱的；微溫的；溫吞的 tepid tea 溫吞的茶 a tepid bath 溫水浴 She stood under the tepid shower. 她站着淋溫水浴。
Synonyms coldcold- cool
- freezing
- chilly
- lukewarm
- tepid
- 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:
I’m cold. Turn the heating up. 我覺得冷，把暖氣溫度調高一點。 Outside it was bitterly cold. 外面非常寒冷。 a cold wind 寒風 hot and cold water 熱水和涼水 It’s cold chicken for lunch. 午餐有雞肉冷盤。
- cool (often approving
) fairly cold, especially in a pleasant way: 指涼爽的、涼快的： a long cool drink 一大口冷飲 We found a cool place to sit. 我們找了一個涼快的地方坐下來。
- freezing extremely cold; having a temperature below 0° Celsius:
It’s absolutely freezing outside. 外面冷得不得了。 I’m freezing! 我要凍僵了！
- chilly (rather informal
) too cold to be comfortable: 指寒冷的、陰冷的： Bring a coat. It might turn chilly later. 帶件大衣，過一會兒天氣可能會變冷。
- lukewarm (often disapproving
) slightly warm, sometimes in an unpleasant way: 指微溫的、不冷不熱的、溫吞的： Her coffee was now lukewarm. 她的咖啡變得微溫。
- tepid (often disapproving
) slightly warm, sometimes in an unpleasant way: 指微溫的、不冷不熱的、溫吞的： a jug of tepid water 一壺溫水
lukewarm or tepid? 用 lukewarm 還是 tepid？ - to feel/get cold/cool/chilly
- cold/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.
not enthusiastic 不熱情的；不熱烈的
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin tepidus, from tepere ‘be warm’.