| 释义 |
tem·pered
\|tempə(r)d\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English tempred, tempered, from past participle of tempren, temperen to temper — more at temper
1.
a. : having the elements or qualities mixed in proper or satisfying proportions : temperate
< this finely tempered air — G.B.Shaw >
< has a wonderfully tempered mind — H.J.Laski >
b. : qualified, lessened, or diluted by the mixture or influence of an additional ingredient : moderated
< a pale gleam of tempered sunlight fell through the leaves — W.H.Hudson †1922 >
< plea … for a guided and tempered experimentalism — P.H.Douglas >
2. : treated by tempering : brought to the desired state (as of hardness, flexibility, or resiliency)
< tempered steel >
< tempered glass >
3. : having a specified temper — used in combination
< bad-tempered >
< ill-tempered >
< short-tempered >
< even-tempered >
4. : conformed to especially equal temperament — used of a musical interval, intonation, semitone, or scale |