Laodicean

IPA（発音記号）

/leɪədɪˈsiːən/

形容詞

pertaining to Laodicea / lukewarm, neither hot nor cold (with reference to Revelation 3:16) / half-hearted or apathetic, especially with regards to religion or politics

日本語の意味

ラオディケイアに関連する / 温かくも冷たくもない、情熱のこもっていない中途半端な状態である / 宗教や政治などにおいて熱意や関心に欠ける、半端な姿勢を示す

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The archaeologists uncovered a Laodicean inscription that shed new light on the city's trade.

考古学者たちはラオディキヤに関する碑文を発見し、それがその都市の交易に新たな光を当てた。

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意味（1）

pertaining to Laodicea

意味（2）

lukewarm, neither hot nor cold (with reference to Revelation 3:16)

The baths were mostly tiled showers, with an endless variety of spouting mechanisms, but with one definitely non-Laodicean characteristic in common, a propensity, while in use, to turn instantly beastly hot or blindingly cold upon you, depending on whether your neighbor turned on his cold or his hot to deprive you of a necessary complement in the shower you had so carefully blended.

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意味（3）

half-hearted or apathetic, especially with regards to religion or politics

more Laodicean （ comparative ）

most Laodicean （ superlative ）