lukewarm
意味
- (液体が)なまぬるい,微温の(tepid)
- (態度などが)不熱心な,気乗りのしない
例文
Mary likes her coffee steaming hot, while Tom likes his lukewarm.
メアリーは熱々のコーヒーが好きだけど、トムはぬるめが好きなんだ。
I don't like lukewarm coffee.
ぬるいコーヒーは、好きじゃないんだ。
No, for me, lukewarm milk.
ううん。僕のは、ぬるめの牛乳にして。
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
From Middle English leukwarm, lukewarm (“lukewarm, tepid”), equivalent to luke (“lukewarm”) + warm. Compare Saterland Frisian luukwoarm (“lukewarm”), German Low German luukwarm (“lukewarm”); first element is related to Dutch leuk (“lukewarm”), as in leukwater (“lukewarm water”). Compare also West Frisian lijwarm (“lukewarm”), Afrikaans louwarm (“lukewarm”), German Low German lowarm, luwarm (“lukewarm”), German lauwarm (“lukewarm”).