half-hearted
翻译
不热心的, 敷衍的, 半心半意的
例句
He made a half-hearted attempt to clean his room.
他半心半意地试图打扫他的房间。
Her apology sounded half-hearted.
她的道歉听起来很敷衍。
语法模式
a half-hearted ((noun)) 半心半意的…… She gave a half-hearted smile.
to be half-hearted about ((sth.)) 对……不热心 He was half-hearted about the project.
近义词
同义词: unenthusiastic, apathetic; 反义词: wholehearted, enthusiastic
词源
由“half”(一半)+“heart”(心)+“-ed”组成。字面意思是只用了一半的感情或兴趣去做某事。
记忆技巧
想象做某事时只投入了“半颗心”,表示缺乏热情。