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单词 retemper
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retemperv.

Brit. /ˌriːˈtɛmpə/, U.S. /riˈtɛmpər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, temper v.
Etymology: < re- prefix + temper v. Compare post-classical Latin retemperare to calm, moderate, control again, to cure (a bite) (6th cent.), Middle French retemprer to temper (metal) again (15th cent.). Compare earlier retempering n.
transitive. To temper again (in various senses).
ΘΚΠ
society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > work with metal [verb (transitive)] > harden, temper, or anneal > again
retemper1598
1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Rattemperare, to retemper, to temper.
1689 W. Salmon tr. Y. van Diemerbroeck Anat. Human Bodies i. 31/2 That Acidity comes to be retemper'd by the Meat and Drink thrown into the Stomach, and its Acrimony comes to be mitigated and blunted.
1817 Trans. Soc. Arts, Manuf., & Commerce 34 188 The springs, though common watch springs, have all been re-tempered in one close coil.
1885 R. W. Church Discipline Christian Char. iv. 109 Do we not need..to retemper our slack souls, to refresh our hopes?
1917 L. Carnovale Why Italy entered into Great War xi. 55 The defeat did not discourage the Italians. It made them even more daring and active; it retempered their strength.
1948 Pop. Sci. Monthly July 212/2 The three sections [of blade] were then retempered and finally ground and honed to a perfect edge.
1968 Pop. Mech. Oct. 210/2 You can mix in more water with the trowel to retemper the mortar.
1998 D. Manley Secondary Processing in Biscuit Manuf. iv. 25 Some of the chocolate is circulated away from the enrober and is reheated and retempered.

Derivatives

reˈtempered adj.
ΘΚΠ
society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > metal in specific state or form > [adjective] > tempered or hardened > again
retempered1843
1843 Brit. & Foreign Rev. 15 205 And in a manly and strong spirit, thinks and utters he the truths which God and his own retempered nature have in these latter times revealed to him.
1883 F. W. H. Myers Ess. i. 49 Storm-beaten and bleeding indeed, but with re-tempered soul.
1912 Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 22 178 Coat the surface to which fresh cement is to be applied with a retempered mortar; that is, with a cement which has been treated with water after partial setting.
1993 I. Soroka Concrete in Hot Environments iv. 96 The properties of a retempered concrete.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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