Word · Frequency #22674
tempered
回火的；淬硬的
made hard, flexible, or resilient by heat treatment
- 1.
made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment
经热处理变硬、变韧或变柔韧的
- 2.
adjusted or attuned by adding a counterbalancing element
通过添加平衡元素而调整的,调和的
调和的；缓和的；经热处理变硬、变韧或变柔韧的；通过添加平衡元素而调整的,调和的；回火的；缓和的
In use
The tempered glass in the phone screen resists scratches.
This steel is tempered, so it can be bent without breaking.
The chef prefers a tempered blade because it keeps its edge longer.
tempered + noun
用于描述经热处理而强化的材料。
The car's windows are made of tempered glass.
这辆车的窗户由钢化玻璃制成。
tempered by + noun
表示某种情绪或力量被另一种因素平衡或缓和。
His anger was tempered by compassion.
他的愤怒因同情而缓和。
adjective + tempered
构成复合形容词，描述人的性情。
She is known for being even-tempered under pressure.
Connections
Collocations
- tempered steel
- 回火钢
- The knife is made of tempered steel.这把刀是回火钢制成的。
- tempered glass
- 钢化玻璃
- The tabletop is tempered glass.桌面是钢化玻璃的。
- tempered response
- 缓和的回应
- She gave a tempered response to the criticism.她对批评给出了缓和的回应。
- tempered optimism
- 谨慎乐观
- Despite the challenges, he expressed tempered optimism.尽管有挑战，他表达了谨慎乐观。
- tempered anger
- 抑制的愤怒
- His tempered anger showed self-control.他抑制的愤怒显示了自控。
- tempered by experience
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把temper想象成调火候，加ed表示已调好：金属回火更坚韧，情绪调和更平衡。
Context & Register
mixed；典型设置：回火处理的技术语境或调和情绪状态的比喻语境；注：该词作为形容词，不同语境下register不同，技术语境偏正式，比喻语境偏中性。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the '-ered' spelling but have distinct stressed vowels: /æ/, /æ/, /ɪ/, /æ/, /ʌ/, /ɛ/. None has the same vowel and following consonants as 'tempered' (/ˈtɛmpərd/).
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