temper

詞型變化：

動詞過去式:tempered 過去分詞:tempered 現在分詞:tempering 第三人稱單數:tempers 形容詞:temperable 名詞:temperability  

詞意辨析：

temper, character, nature, personality, disposition, complexion

這些名詞均有“性格、氣質、性情、習性”之意。
temper: 指從感情方面體現出來，決定處理問題或應付形勢的方式的性格或性情，這種性情可以是暫時的也可以長久的。
character: 指對個性或人格所作出的客觀評價，常常與道德有關。
nature: 指其天性。
personality: 主要指個性。
disposition: 書面用詞，指人的主要愛好或思想、精神方面的重要習性、氣質。也可指短暫的情緒。
complexion: 指由思維方式、態度和情緒所決定的本質特徵。

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英文解釋：

名詞 temper:

1. a sudden outburst of anger
   同義詞：pique, irritation
2. a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
   同義詞：mood, humor, humour
3. a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
   同義詞：biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness
4. the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking
   同義詞：toughness

動詞 temper:

1. toughen (steel or glass) by a process of gradually heating and cooling
   同義詞：anneal, normalize
2. harden by reheating and cooling in oil
   同義詞：harden
3. adjust the pitch (of pianos)
4. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate
   同義詞：season, mollify
5. restrain or temper
   同義詞：chasten, moderate

　

相關對話：

1. His hasty temper made him offensive.
   他的急躁的脾氣使他令人討厭。
2. He slammed the door in a temper.
   他生氣地摔門。
3. She tried to needle me into losing my temper.
   她想方設法惹我發脾氣。
4. He has a brittle temper.
   他脾氣急。
5. She has a foul temper.
   她脾氣暴躁。
6. A good meal sweetened his temper.
   吃了一頓好飯，他的脾氣變得好多了。
7. She coaxed him out of his bad temper.
   她循循善誘地勸他改掉壞脾氣。
8. They are of congenial temper.
   他們的性情相投。