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单词 temperamental
释义 tem·per·a·men·tal
\|temp(ə)rə|mentəl, -pər|-\ adjective
1. : of, relating to, or arising from temperament : constitutional
 < temperamental peculiarities >
 < temperamental indifference to neatness and order — G.W.Johnson >
2.
 a. : marked by excessive sensitivity and sudden impulsive and often explosive changes of mood : high-strung, excitable
  < a temperamental opera singer >
  < temperamental, argumentative and full of rowdy spirits — Stanley Walker >
 b. : marked by erratic, unpredictable behavior : capricious, fickle
  < this parasite … proved to be a most temperamental performer; sometimes it would and sometimes it would not — C.C.Furnas >
  < that beautiful, but temperamental instrument, the flute — Osbert Lancaster >
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