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:

1. a sudden outburst of anger
   同义词：pique, irritation
2. a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
   同义词：mood, humor, humour
3. a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
   同义词：biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness
4. the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking
   同义词：toughness

动词 temper:

1. toughen (steel or glass) by a process of gradually heating and cooling
   同义词：anneal, normalize
2. harden by reheating and cooling in oil
   同义词：harden
3. adjust the pitch (of pianos)
4. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate
   同义词：season, mollify
5. restrain or temper
   同义词：chasten, moderate

例句：

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