temperament

noun

/ˈtemprəmənt/

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[countable, uncountable] a person’s or an animal’s nature as shown in the way they behave or react to situations or people
- to have an artistic temperament
- a horse with an excellent temperament
- She's a dreamer and a romantic by temperament.
- To become a champion, you have to have the right temperament.
Extra Examples
- a man of an equable temperament
- He has to be very diplomatic dealing with such volatile temperaments.
- The islanders were generally of a benevolent temperament.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- fiery
- violent
- volatile
- …
verb + temperament
- have
preposition
- by temperament
- in temperament
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[uncountable] the fact of tending to get emotional and excited very easily and behave in an unreasonable way
- an actor given to displays of temperament
Topics Personal qualitiesc2

Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin temperamentum ‘correct mixture’, from temperare ‘mingle’. In early use the word was synonymous with the noun temper.

单词	temperament
释义	temperament noun /ˈtemprəmənt/ /ˈtemprəmənt/ jump to other results [countable, uncountable] a person’s or an animal’s nature as shown in the way they behave or react to situations or people to have an artistic temperament a horse with an excellent temperament She's a dreamer and a romantic by temperament. To become a champion, you have to have the right temperament. Extra Examples a man of an equable temperament He has to be very diplomatic dealing with such volatile temperaments. The islanders were generally of a benevolent temperament. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective fiery violent volatile … verb + temperament have preposition by temperament in temperament See full entry [uncountable] the fact of tending to get emotional and excited very easily and behave in an unreasonable way an actor given to displays of temperament Topics Personal qualitiesc2 Word 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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