Word · Frequency #22374
phlegmatic
冷静的；不动感情的
showing little emotion; calm and unemotional
正式用语，指人平静、不易动感情。
- 1.
Not easily excited to action or passion; calm; sluggish.
不易激动或动情的；冷静的；迟钝的。
- 2.
showing little emotion
表现出很少情感
- 3.
Generating, causing, or full of phlegm.
产生痰的；引起痰的；多痰的。
不易激动或动情的；冷静的；迟钝的。；表现出很少情感；产生痰的；引起痰的；多痰的。；粘液质的；(正式)平静的
In use
Even when the team lost the final game, she remained phlegmatic and simply said they would try again next year.
His phlegmatic response to the bad news surprised everyone in the office.
The coach stayed phlegmatic during the argument and calmly explained his decision.
a phlegmatic...and certainly undemonstrative man
be phlegmatic
作表语，表示“冷静的、不动感情的”。
He was phlegmatic even when the news was bad.
即使消息不好，他也表现得很冷静。
phlegmatic about sth
与 about 搭配，表示“对……冷漠/不动情绪”。
She is phlegmatic about her critics.
她对批评者无动于衷。
Connections
Collocations
- phlegmatic temperament
- 冷静沉稳的性情
- His phlegmatic temperament helped him stay calm during the crisis.他冷静沉稳的性情帮助他在危机中保持镇定。
- phlegmatic disposition
- 淡泊寡言的性格
- She has a phlegmatic disposition and rarely shows excitement.她性格淡泊寡言，很少表现出激动。
- remain phlegmatic
- 保持平静
- He remained phlegmatic despite the bad news.尽管消息不好，他依然保持平静。
- phlegmatic response
- 淡然的回应
- Her phlegmatic response surprised everyone in the room.她淡然的回应让房间里所有人都感到惊讶。
- phlegmatic attitude
- 冷静淡漠的态度
- His phlegmatic attitude toward the problem made him a reliable team leader.他对问题冷静淡漠的态度使他成为可靠的团队领导者。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 phlegmatic 联想成 phlegm（黏液）+ atic：像一摊黏液一样波澜不惊，遇事冷静不动感情。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学或书面描写、正式演讲或评论 phlegmatic 多用于正式或文学语境，表示人冷静、不动感情，日常口语中较少见。
Grammar Note
正式用语，形容人沉静、不易动感情。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词都以 /ˈmætɪk/（emphatic 为 /ˈfætɪk/）结尾，与 phlegmatic /flɛɡˈmætɪk/ 的重读音节 /ˈmætɪk/ 押韵。注意 phlegm /flem/ 拼写相似但读音不同（g 不发音），不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.