He made a half-hearted attempt to apologize.
他半心半意地试着道了歉。
Select the best synonym for the word “half-hearted”:
C — unenthusiastic. “half-hearted” means adj. without enthusiasm or energy
He made only a ______ attempt to clean up his very messy room.
D — half-hearted. “half-hearted” means adj. without enthusiasm or energy
half-hearted — adj. without enthusiasm or energy. In Chinese: 不热心的，半心半意的.
half-hearted is pronounced /ˌhæf ˈhɑːrtɪd/. It breaks into 3 syllables: half · heart · ed.
He made a half-hearted attempt to apologize. (他半心半意地试着道了歉。)
unenthusiastic, lukewarm, halfhearted — all close in meaning to half-hearted (adj. without enthusiasm or energy).
Yes. half-hearted appears on the iSEE Vocab Basic list, which covers 2445 words for the ISEE and SSAT.