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Lukewarm describes a liquid that is only slightly warm - not hot, not cold, often in an unpleasant way, like tea that has been sitting too long. People also use it for a reaction that shows little enthusiasm or interest - a lukewarm response to an idea means people didn't react with much excitement, good or bad.
微溫的；（反應）不冷不熱的、反應冷淡的
組成luke (an old word related to 'lew,' meaning mild or warm) + warm
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
lukewarmadj/ˌl(j)uːk.ˈwɔːm/
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temperatureBetween warm and cool.
- Wash it in lukewarm water.
- My curry is lukewarm.
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Unenthusiastic (about a proposal or an idea).
- The suggestion met with only a lukewarm response.
- The skipper Mr. Cooke had hired at Far Harbor was a God-fearing man with a luke warm interest in his new billet and employer, and had only been prevailed upon to take charge of the yacht after the offer of an emolument equal to half a year's sea pay of an ensign in the navy.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。