单词 | temperament |
释义 | temperament/ˈtɛmp(ə)rəm(ə)nt![]() noun 1A person’s or animal’s nature, especially as it permanently affects their behaviour: she had an artistic temperament...
Synonyms disposition, nature, character, personality, make-up, constitution, complexion, temper, mind, spirit, stamp, mettle, mould; mood, frame of mind, cast of mind, bent, tendency, attitude, outlook archaic grain, humour 1.1 [mass noun] The tendency to behave angrily or emotionally: he had begun to show signs of temperament...
Synonyms volatility, excitability, emotionalism, mercurialness, capriciousness, hot-headedness, quick-temperedness, hot-temperedness, irritability, impatience, petulance; moodiness, touchiness, sensitivity, oversensitivity, hypersensitivity 2 [mass noun] The adjustment of intervals in tuning a piano or other musical instrument so as to fit the scale for use in different keys; in equal temperament, the octave consists of twelve equal semitones: this temperament became standard tuning for all the new organs...
OriginLate 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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