/ˌhæf ˈhɑːr.tɪd/
形容词,意为"不够热情的、不够投入的、敷衍的"。形容做某事时缺乏真正的兴趣、决心或努力。
He made a half-hearted attempt to clean his room before giving up.
他敷衍地收拾了一下房间就放弃了。
Despite her half-hearted promises to change, everyone could see that she had no real intention of improving her habits.
尽管她不痛不痒地承诺要改变,但每个人都看得出来,她根本没有真正改掉坏习惯的打算。
这个词由 half(一半)和 hearted(有心的)组合而成,字面意思是"只用了一半的心"。在英语中,heart 长期以来象征着热情、勇气和决心,因此 half-hearted 就表示缺乏全部的热忱和投入。该词最早出现于16世纪,用来形容做事不够尽心尽力的状态。