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单词 attemperament
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attemperamentattempermentn.

Etymology: < attemper v. after Latin, or English and French analogies: see -ment suffix. Compare Old French atemprement.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: aˈttemperament.
The bringing to a proper temper; mixture in due proportions.
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the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > [noun] > by tempering or mixture
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1631 R. Brathwait Eng. Gentlewoman 150 An attemperament of both those indisposed Fancies..by seasoning them both with an indifferent temper.
1836 Tracts for Times lxvii. 5 The efficacy of the whole depends upon the attemperament of the several portions.
1864 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Attemperment.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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