Word · Frequency #22674
tempered
回火的；淬硬的
核心释义
made hard, flexible, or resilient by heat treatment
- 1.
经热处理变硬、变韧或变柔韧的
made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment
- 2.
通过添加平衡元素而调整的,调和的
adjusted or attuned by adding a counterbalancing element
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
用法In use
The tempered glass in the phone screen resists scratches.
用法提示：tempered 作定语修饰 glass，意为‘钢化的、经热处理的’，是过去分词转化来的形容词。
This steel is tempered, so it can be bent without breaking.
用法提示：tempered 在系动词 is 后作表语，表示‘经过回火的’，说明主语 steel 的特性。
The chef prefers a tempered blade because it keeps its edge longer.
用法提示：tempered 作定语修饰 blade，表示‘回火的’，强调刀片经热处理而变得坚韧。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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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