adj .
lukewarm ; halfhearted 미지근한 ; 마음이 내키지 않는

• Pizza is best when it's served piping-hot, while some salads taste better tepid or at room temperature.
• A baby's bathwater should be tepid, not hot ; you can test it with your elbow before you put the baby in.
• The teacher's praise of Tina's painting was tepid, perhaps because Tina's painting was a very unflattering caricature of the teacher.
  티나의 그림에 대한 선생님의 칭찬은 미온적이었다. 아마도 티나의 그림이 선생님을 매우 노골적으로 풍자한 만화였기 때문일 것이다.
• "Oh, I guess I'll go to the prom with you," Mona said tepidly, "but I reserve the right to change my mind if something better comes along."