| 单词 | temperament |
| 释义 | temperament n. 1. a person's distinct nature and character, esp. as determined by physical constitution and permanently affecting behaviour (a nervous temperament; the artistic temperament). 2. a creative or spirited personality (was full of temperament). 3. a an adjustment of intervals in tuning a piano etc. so as to fit the scale for use in all keys. b (equal temperament) an adjustment in which the 12 semitones are at equal intervals. Etymology: ME f. L temperamentum (as TEMPER) |
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