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temperament

noun
🔊/ˈtemprəmənt/
🔊/ˈtemprəmənt/
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  1. [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。🔊🔊
    • To become a champion, you have to have the right temperament.要成为冠军，你得具备必要的气质。
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    • a man of an equable temperament性情平和的男人
    • He has to be very diplomatic dealing with such volatile temperaments.他必须非常外交对待这种动荡的性情。
    • The islanders were generally of a benevolent temperament.岛民一般性情温和。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • fiery
    • violent
    • volatile
    • …
    verb + temperament
    • have
    preposition
    • by temperament
    • in temperament
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  2. [uncountable] the fact of tending 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
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin temperamentum ‘correct mixture’, from temperare ‘mingle’. In early use the word was synonymous with the noun temper.