temperamental
英 [,temp(ə)rə'ment(ə)l]
美 ['tɛmprə'mɛntl]
中文詞源
temperamental 性情的，性格的，喜怒無常的，多變的來自 temperament,脾性，性情，-al,形容詞後綴。引申詞義有脾氣的，喜怒無常的等。
英文詞源
- temperamental (adj.)
- "of or pertaining to temperament," 1640s, from temperament + -al (1); in the sense of "moody" it is recorded from 1907. Related: Temperamentally.
雙語例句
- 1. I first started cruising in yachts with temperamental petrol engines.
- 我剛開始駕駛遊艇航行時，艇上的汽油發動機老出毛病。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Vickers machine-guns could be temperamental.
- 維克斯機槍有時會出故障。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He is very temperamental and critical.
- 他好使性子，還愛挑毛病。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. You never know what to expect with her. She's so temperamental.
- 你永遠說不清她要幹什麽。她一時一變。
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. Actors have the reputation of being highly temperamental.
- 演員的性情變幻無常是眾所周知的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》