(对某事)不太满意;没有被打动;感到失望(期望较高但实际体验平平)。常用于形容反应“没有想象中那么好”。
/ˌʌndərˈwɛlmd/
I was underwhelmed by the movie.
我对这部电影有点失望。
Although the reviews were glowing, many viewers felt underwhelmed by the performance and said it lacked energy.
尽管评论一片称赞,许多观众仍觉得这场表演不够惊艳,认为它缺乏活力。
underwhelmed 是在 overwhelmed(“被压倒、被震撼”)的基础上,用前缀 under-(“不足、低于”)构成的较现代的词,表达“没到那种程度”的意思:没有被“震撼到”,反而感觉平淡甚至失望。