Temperamental



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj.性情的; 喜怒无常的
• ［英］ adj.性情的 ( arising from temperament) ; 喜怒无常的 ( marked by impulsive changes of mood)
• ［记］ 来自temperament ( 气质, 性情) , tempera ( 脾气) +men

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Date: 1646
• 1. of, relating to, or arising from temperament ; constitutional <temperamental peculiarities>
• 2.
  • a. marked by excessive sensitivity and impulsive mood changes <a temperamental child>
  • b. unpredictable in behavior or performance <a temperamental computer>
• ? temperamentally adverb

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