tepidly
tepidly — 副詞
1. showing only a small amount of interest or warmth, so that other people can tell
冷淡地
帶著不太熱情、反應平淡的態度
showing only a small amount of interest or warmth, so that other people can tell you are not very keen.
Devika clapped tepidly when the principal announced another long speech.
校長宣布又要發表一段冗長的演說時，Devika 冷淡地拍了幾下手。
adverb of manner: clap / applaud + tepidly
Caleb tepidly agreed to join the weekend hiking trip with his coworkers.
Caleb 冷淡地答應和同事一起參加週末的健行。
tepidly before the verb: tepidly agreed
The audience applauded tepidly after the band finished its final song.
樂團唱完最後一首歌後，觀眾冷淡地鼓了鼓掌。
When asked about the new menu, Élise answered tepidly and changed the subject.
被問到新菜單時，Élise 冷淡地回答了一句，然後轉移話題。
tepidly after a reply verb: answer / respond tepidly
The new phone was received tepidly, and few shoppers lined up outside the store.
這款新手機被冷淡地接受，門市外幾乎沒有人排隊。
passive: be received tepidly
- applaud tepidly
- clap tepidly
- respond tepidly
- answer tepidly
- be received tepidly
- unenthusiastically
the plainest match; simply says there is no excitement
- lukewarmly
stresses a mild, half-warm reaction rather than a cold one
- half-heartedly
focuses on the effort put in, not only the feeling
- enthusiastically
with obvious excitement and energy
- warmly
with friendly, open feeling
文法句型
verb + tepidly
常見錯誤
同根字
- tepid形容詞C2