英:[ˌtemprə'mentəlɪ]
美:[ˌtɛmprəˈmɛntlɪ]
英:[ˌtemprə'mentəlɪ]
美:[ˌtɛmprəˈmɛntlɪ]
adjective
marked by excessive sensitivity and impulsive mood changes
a temperamental child
unpredictable in behavior or performance
a temperamental computer
of, relating to, or arising from temperament : constitutional
temperamental peculiarities
borrowed from New Latin temperāmentālis "of the temperament," from Latin temperāmentum temperament + -ālis -al >entry 1
The first known use of temperamental was in 1646
temper1 of 2verb
moderate entry 2 sense 1, soften
temper justice with mercy
to control by reducing : subdue
temper one's anger
to bring (as steel or glass) to the desired hardness or strength by heating and cooling
to be or become tempered
temper2 of 2noun
characteristic manner of feeling
the temper of the times
the hardness or toughness of a substance
the temper of a knife blade
a characteristic state of mind or state of feeling : disposition
calmness of mind : composure
lost my temper
state of feeling or state of mind at a particular time
a state of anger
left in a temper
the quality of being easily angered
has a hot temper
temperedadjective
made moderate
strictness tempered by compassion
having a particular kind of temper—used in combination
a bad-tempered dog
brought to the desired state (as of hardness, toughness, or flexibility) tempered glass
tempered steel
temperaturenoun
the degree of hotness or coldness of something (as air, water, or the body) as shown by a thermometer
fever sense 1a
have a temperature
temperaturenoun
the degree of hotness or coldness of something (as air, water, or the body) as shown by a thermometer
fever sense 1a
have a temperature
temperateadjective
being or kept within limits
not going too far in satisfying one's needs or desires
not drinking much liquor
marked by self-control : restrained
temperate speech
having or associated with a climate that is usually mild without extremely cold or extremely hot temperatures
temperateadjective
being or kept within limits
not going too far in satisfying one's needs or desires
not drinking much liquor
marked by self-control : restrained
temperate speech
having or associated with a climate that is usually mild without extremely cold or extremely hot temperatures
temperateadjective
being or kept within limits
not going too far in satisfying one's needs or desires
not drinking much liquor
marked by self-control : restrained
temperate speech
having or associated with a climate that is usually mild without extremely cold or extremely hot temperatures
temperancenoun
control over one's acts, thoughts, or feelings : moderation, restraint
the use of little or no alcoholic drink
temperamentaladjective
of or relating to temperament
temperamental peculiarities
likely to be easily upset
a temperamental movie star
unpredictable in performance
a temperamental motor
1 Temperamentally, like Hawthorne, he preferred a plot out of the past.
在气质上他像霍桑, 喜欢陈年往事.
2 In particular it now seems temperamentally more somber and structurally more churning than at first viewing; Mr. Ratmansky has revealed tensions that are often not noticed in this score.
3 She isn’t temperamentally inclined to share her regrets, but on the eve of her farewell she offered a few.
4 She is the Wonder Woman of violinists, physically able to respond to whatever is thrown at her but also temperamentally and theatrically transformative.
5 Although he had been away from America when the great tidal pull of Abstract Expressionism was in full force, he was aware of it enough to know that it wasn’t temperamentally for him.
6 Singularly unsympathetic, Päffgen presents as a longtime neglectful mother, unrepentant junkie and temperamentally unpleasant artist.
7 But Florence is a different kind of person, temperamentally and generationally.
8 He's temperamentally unsuited to this work.
他生性并不适合这个工作.
9 Or perhaps he just feels more temperamentally aligned with Picasso, whom he does like to talk about, and whose Cubism speaks to his obsession with the mechanics of vision.
10 Marie is professional and temperamentally committed to balance, to careful measurement and precise, dispassionate calibrations of cause and effect.
11 First, recognize that there may be a bit of a mismatch between you and your children, temperamentally speaking.
12 For all of my romantic Satanism and the satisfaction I took and still take in the doctrine of original sin, it is this second America to which I feel culturally and temperamentally attuned.”
13 As one of the temperamentally impious, I find Alston's work easier to admire than to love.
14 Although Alma “is temperamentally really really different than my grandmother was… that bond and that closeness I think was something that really informed me as I was writing,” she said.
15 I’m not temperamentally suited to being a film director.
16 The other two writers could hardly be more temperamentally different.
17 But the two singers are temperamentally quite similar.
18 The rest is paradox: a street kid recognized for precocious brilliance from early childhood, a wild child widely and deeply educated in artistic craft and tradition, an instant celebrity who was temperamentally shy.
19 Those two are temperamentally incompatible.
他们两人脾气不对头.
20 But it may well be worth it to experience a singer who vocally and temperamentally owns a role, but may be a little bland as a stage presence.