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temperamental
喜怒无常的；情绪多变的
核心释义
Having sudden, unpredictable changes of mood; moody or capricious.
- 1.
气质的；与气质有关的；由气质引起的。
Of, related to, or caused by temperament.
- 2.
与气质有关的或由气质引起的
relating to or caused by temperament
- 3.
情绪多变且不可预测的；喜怒无常的,任性的。
Subject to changing and unpredictable emotional states; moody, capricious.
- 4.
情绪变化无常的
subject to sharply varying moods
- 5.
对用户不友好、不稳定、复杂或说明不佳,因而难以操作；不可预测且反复无常的。
User-unfriendly, unstable, that is complicated or has poorly written instructions and is subsequently difficult to operate; unpredictable and erratic.
- 6.
表现不稳定的
likely to perform unpredictably; ; ; - Osbert Lancaster
气质上的；由气质引起的；性能不稳定的；时好时坏的；气质的；与气质有关的；由气质引起的。；与气质有关的或由气质引起的；情绪多变且不可预测的；喜怒无常的,任性的。
用法In use
Her temperamental boss yelled at the team one morning and praised them the next.
用法提示：temperamental 作形容词，描述人的情绪多变、难以预测。
My old laptop is so temperamental that it shuts down whenever I open too many programs.
用法提示：temperamental 形容机器设备时表示性能不稳定、时好时坏。
The twins have temperamental differences but remain best friends.
用法提示：temperamental 作形容词，指与气质或性情相关的。
temperamental indifference to neatness
temperamental peculiarities
a temperamental opera singer
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- temperamental artist
- 喜怒无常的艺术家
- The temperamental artist often canceled his exhibitions at the last minute.这位喜怒无常的艺术家经常在最后一刻取消展览。
- temperamental behavior
- 反复无常的行为
- Her temperamental behavior made it hard for the team to work with her.她反复无常的行为让团队很难与她合作。
- temperamental differences
- 气质差异；性情差异
- Temperamental differences between the two friends sometimes caused misunderstandings.两个朋友之间的气质差异有时会引起误解。
- temperamental machine
- 性能不稳定的机器
- The old temperamental machine kept breaking down during production.这台性能不稳定的旧机器在生产中不断出故障。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记住 temper（脾气）+ mental（心理）：脾气和心理状态一起波动，就是“喜怒无常”；也用来形容机器时好时坏。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常对话、正式书面描述 此词作“喜怒无常”解时，语气较为中性，通常日常对话和书面语均可用；具体正式程度会随搭配和语境变化，没有明显的口语或俚语色彩。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词都含有重读的 /ˈmɛntəl/ 结尾，与 temperamental 的结尾押韵。注意形近词 temporal /ˈtɛmpərəl/ 和 temperament /ˈtɛmprəmənt/ 虽以 temper- 开头，但重音和结尾不同，不押韵。
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