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单词 phlegmatic
释义
phlegmatic
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adj

Yes, phlegmatic has roots in that colorless, mucousy stuff called phlegm, but people who are phlegmatic aren't called that because they have lots of mucus. They are just a little dull in expressing feelings or showing emotion.
It may be their training more than their natural behavior, but those palace guards who wear the red coats and big hats and show absolutely no expression on their faces are phlegmatic. Attempts to make them laugh, smile, or twist their faces in irritation won’t work, because being phlegmatic is important to their role as stone-faced keepers of the palace. Phlegmatic people show less emotion on the outside — but who knows, they may be jumping up and down on the inside.
WORD FAMILY
phlegmatic: phlegmatically+/phlegm: phlegmatic, phlegmatical, phlegms, phlegmy
USAGE EXAMPLES
Her talkative enthusiasm meshes with his phlegmatic skepticism.
The New Yorker(Dec 30, 2016)
More phlegmatic than their cousins in mainland Greece, many Cypriots simply accepted the draconian terms of the deal, although there were protests.
The Guardian(Nov 19, 2016)
Speaking at Goodyear's future of mobility seminar in October, Prof David Metz of University College London's Transport Institute was phlegmatic about driverless cars.
BBC(Oct 20, 2016)
adj showing little emotion
a phlegmatic...and certainly undemonstrative man
Syn
phlegmatical
unemotional
unsusceptible to or destitute of or showing no emotion
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