temperament
英 ['temp(?)r?m(?)nt]
美 ['t?mpr?m?nt]
助記提示
1. temperament => 氣質(zhì)(展示出來的脾氣).
2. disposition => 氣質(zhì)(處理事件的方式).
中文詞源
temperament 脾性，性情，性格來自 temper,脾性，性情，-ment,名詞后綴。
英文詞源
- temperament (n.)
- late 14c., "proportioned mixture of elements," from Latin temperamentum "proper mixture, a mixing in due proportion," from temperare "to mix" (see temper (v.)). In medieval theory, it meant a combination of qualities (hot, cold, moist, dry) that determined the nature of an organism; thus also "a combination of the four humors (sanguine, choleric, phlegmatic, and melancholic) that made up a person's characteristic disposition." General sense of "habit of mind, natural disposition" is from 1821.
雙語例句
- 1. Her mental capacity and temperament are as remarkable as his.
- 她的才智和氣質(zhì)和他一樣出眾。
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- 2. Some of the models were given to fits of temperament.
- 有些模情喜怒無常。
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- 3. His only weakness is his temperament.
- 他唯一的缺點(diǎn)就是他那脾氣。
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- 4. She was furtive and vicious by temperament.
- 她本來做事就偷偷摸摸，心腸狠毒。
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- 5. His impulsive temperament regularly got him into difficulties.
- 他容易沖動，經(jīng)常因此惹麻煩。
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