temperament

noun

/ˈtemprəmənt/

[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。
- a man of an equable temperament性情平和的男人
- He has to be very diplomatic dealing with such volatile temperaments.面对如此反复无常的性情，他必须非常老练。
- The islanders were generally of a benevolent temperament.岛民一般都是仁慈的。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- fiery
- violent
- volatile
- …
verb + temperament
- have
preposition
- by temperament
- in temperament
[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

词源late Middle English: from Latin temperamentum ‘correct mixture’, from temperare ‘mingle’. In early use the word was synonymous with the noun temper.

词汇	temperament
释义	temperament noun /ˈtemprəmənt/ /ˈtemprəmənt/ [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。 a man of an equable temperament性情平和的男人 He has to be very diplomatic dealing with such volatile temperaments.面对如此反复无常的性情，他必须非常老练。 The islanders were generally of a benevolent temperament.岛民一般都是仁慈的。 Collocations Dictionaryadjective fiery violent volatile … verb + temperament have preposition by temperament in temperament [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 词源late Middle English: from Latin temperamentum ‘correct mixture’, from temperare ‘mingle’. In early use the word was synonymous with the noun temper.
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