temper, character, nature, personality, disposition, complexion

名詞 temper:

1. a sudden outburst of anger
   同義詞：pique, irritation
2. a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
   同義詞：mood, humor, humour
3. a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
   同義詞：biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness
4. the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking
   同義詞：toughness

動詞 temper:

1. toughen (steel or glass) by a process of gradually heating and cooling
   同義詞：anneal, normalize
2. harden by reheating and cooling in oil
   同義詞：harden
3. adjust the pitch (of pianos)
4. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate
   同義詞：season, mollify
5. restrain or temper
   同義詞：chasten, moderate

1. His hasty temper made him offensive.
   他的急躁的脾氣使他令人討厭。
2. He slammed the door in a temper.
   他生氣地摔門。
3. She tried to needle me into losing my temper.
   她想方設(shè)法惹我發(fā)脾氣。
4. He has a brittle temper.
   他脾氣急。
5. She has a foul temper.
   她脾氣暴躁。
6. A good meal sweetened his temper.
   吃了一頓好飯，他的脾氣變得好多了。
7. She coaxed him out of his bad temper.
   她循循善誘地勸他改掉壞脾氣。
8. They are of congenial temper.
   他們的性情相投。