Temperament refers to a person's basic nature, especially as shown in their reactions to situations or people, meaning character or disposition. It can also refer to a tendency to behave in an uncontrolled, bad-tempered, or unreasonable way (being temperamental).
[N-VAR 可变名词]性格;性情;秉性 Your temperament is your basic nature, especially as it is shown in the way that you react to situations or to other people.
His impulsive temperament regularly got him into difficulties...
他容易冲动,经常因此惹麻烦。
She was furtive and vicious by temperament.
她本来做事就偷偷摸摸,心肠狠毒。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]爱发脾气;脾气乖张;喜怒无常Temperament is the tendency to behave in an uncontrolled, bad-tempered, or unreasonable way.
Mark does have a habit of allowing his temperament to get the better of him...
马克的确经常由着自己的性子来。
Some of the models were given to fits of temperament.
有些模情喜怒无常。
Oxford
tem·pera·ment/ˈtemprəmənt; NAmEˈtemprəmənt/noun1[countable , uncountable ]a person's or an animal's nature as shown in the way they behave or react to situations or people (人或动物的)气质,性情,性格,禀性◆to have an artistic temperament有艺术家的气质◆a horse with an excellent temperament性情温顺的马◆She's a dreamer and a romantic by temperament.她生性异想天开,浪漫多情。2[uncountable ]the tendency to get emotional and excited very easily and behave in an unreasonable way 易冲动;(性情)暴躁;喜怒无常◆an actor given to displays of temperament性情喜怒无常的演员temperamenttemperamentstem·pera·ment/ˈtemprəmənt; NAmEˈtemprəmənt/
the emotional part of someone’s character, especially how likely they are to be happy, angry etcartistic/nervous/good etc temperament Jill has such a lovely relaxed temperament.by temperament Tolkien was, by temperament, a very different man from Lewis.
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气质(73%),性情(27%)
n.气质,性情,性格;急躁
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