temper

汉语翻译

n. (钢等的)硬度, 脾气, 心情, 中和剂, 倾向, 回火
vt. 使回火, 锻炼, 调和, 使缓和
vi. 回火
【化】 调质度; 回火
【医】 回火, 淬硬
相关词组:
get into a temper
keep one's temper
lose one's temper
show temper
be in a good temper
be in a bad temper
be of a calm temper
be of a quick temper
a fit of temper

词型变化

动词过去式:tempered 过去分词:tempered 现在分词:tempering 第三人称单数:tempers 形容词:temperable 名词:temperability 

词意辨析

temper, character, nature, personality, disposition, complexion

这些名词均有“性格、气质、性情、习性”之意。
temper: 指从感情方面体现出来，决定处理问题或应付形势的方式的性格或性情，这种性情可以是暂时的也可以长久的。
character: 指对个性或人格所作出的客观评价，常常与道德有关。
nature: 指其天性。
personality: 主要指个性。
disposition: 书面用词，指人的主要爱好或思想、精神方面的重要习性、气质。也可指短暂的情绪。
complexion: 指由思维方式、态度和情绪所决定的本质特征。

英语解释

名词 temper:

a sudden outburst of anger同义词：pique, irritationa characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling同义词：mood, humor, humoura disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger同义词：biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surlinessthe elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking同义词：toughness

动词 temper:

toughen (steel or glass) by a process of gradually heating and cooling同义词：anneal, normalizeharden by reheating and cooling in oil同义词：hardenadjust the pitch (of pianos)make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate同义词：season, mollifyrestrain or temper同义词：chasten, moderate

例句

His hasty temper made him offensive.他的急躁的脾气使他令人讨厌。He slammed the door in a temper.他生气地摔门。She tried to needle me into losing my temper.她想方设法惹我发脾气。He has a brittle temper.他脾气急。She has a foul temper.她脾气暴躁。A good meal sweetened his temper.吃了一顿好饭，他的脾气变得好多了。She coaxed him out of his bad temper.她循循善诱地劝他改掉坏脾气。They are of congenial temper.他们的性情相投。