Temper

['tempə] or ['tɛmpɚ]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; 'his temper was well known to all his employees'.

(noun.) the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking.

(noun.) a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; 'whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time'; 'he was in a bad humor'.

(verb.) make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; 'she tempered her criticism'.

(verb.) adjust the pitch (of pianos).

(verb.) harden by reheating and cooling in oil; 'temper steel'.

錄入:罗莎莉--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(v. t.) To mingle in due proportion; to prepare by combining; to modify, as by adding some new element; to qualify, as by an ingredient; hence, to soften; to mollify; to assuage; to soothe; to calm.

(v. t.) To fit together; to adjust; to accomodate.

(v. t.) To bring to a proper degree of hardness; as, to temper iron or steel.

(v. t.) To govern; to manage.

(v. t.) To moisten to a proper consistency and stir thoroughly, as clay for making brick, loam for molding, etc.

(v. t.) To adjust, as the mathematical scale to the actual scale, or to that in actual use.

(n.) The state of any compound substance which results from the mixture of various ingredients; due mixture of different qualities; just combination; as, the temper of mortar.

(n.) Constitution of body; temperament; in old writers, the mixture or relative proportion of the four humors, blood, choler, phlegm, and melancholy.

(n.) Disposition of mind; the constitution of the mind, particularly with regard to the passions and affections; as, a calm temper; a hasty temper; a fretful temper.

(n.) Calmness of mind; moderation; equanimity; composure; as, to keep one's temper.

(n.) Heat of mind or passion; irritation; proneness to anger; -- in a reproachful sense.

(n.) The state of a metal or other substance, especially as to its hardness, produced by some process of heating or cooling; as, the temper of iron or steel.

(n.) Middle state or course; mean; medium.

(n.) Milk of lime, or other substance, employed in the process formerly used to clarify sugar.

(v. i.) To accord; to agree; to act and think in conformity.

(v. i.) To have or get a proper or desired state or quality; to grow soft and pliable.

編輯:沃伦

同義詞及近義詞：

v. a. [1]. Modify, qualify, mix in due proportion.[2]. Soften, mollify, assuage, soothe, calm, moderate, restrain, pacify, attemper.[3]. Adapt, fit, suit, adjust, accommodate.[4]. Bring to the right degree of hardness (as iron, by sudden cooling).[5]. Anneal.

n. [1]. Due mixture, just combination.[2]. Constitution, temperament, nature, organization.[3]. Disposition, humor, frame, mood, grain.[4]. Calmness, moderation, equanimity, composure.[5]. Degree of hardness.[6]. [Colloquial.] Anger, passion, irritation.

編輯:思朋斯

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Modify, accommodate, qualify, soften, assuage, soothe, adapt, restrain,[See_IMPOST]

SYN:Temperament, disposition, constitution, frame, mood, spirit, irritability,heat, humor, passion

校對:普拉特

解釋/意思:

v.t. to mix in due proportion: to modify by blending or mixture: to moderate: to soften: to bring to a proper degree of hardness and elasticity as steel: to amend or adjust as a false or imperfect concord.—n. due mixture or balance or different or contrary qualities: state of a metal as to hardness &c.: constitution of the body: constitutional frame or state of mind esp. with regard to feelings disposition temperament mood: passion irritation: calmness or moderation: in sugar-works lime or other substance used to neutralise the acidity of cane-juice.—adjs. Tem′perable capable of being tempered; Tem′pered having a certain specified disposition or temper: brought to a certain temper as steel: (mus.) tuned or adjusted to some mean or to equal temperament.—adv. Tem′peredly.—ns. Tem′perer; Tem′pering the process of giving the required degree of hardness or softness to iron or steel by heating to redness and cooling in different ways.

編輯:路易斯