temperamental

temperamental

英[ˌtemprəˈmentl]美[ˌtɛmprəˈmɛntl, ˌtɛmpərə-]

adj.气质的，性格的，不可靠的，<口>喜怒无常的；

副词：temperamentally;

例句

Actors have the reputation of being highly temperamental.演员的性情变幻无常是众所周知的。

temperamental moods易激动的心情

a temperamental aversion to work禀性不喜欢工作

I first started cruising in yachts with temperamental petrol engines...我刚开始驾驶游艇航行时，艇上的汽油发动机老出毛病。

...a man given to temperamental outbursts and paranoia.喜怒无常、生性多疑的人

He is very temperamental and critical.他好使性子，还爱挑毛病。

Vickers machine-guns could be temperamental.维克斯机*有时会出故障。

I was a temperamental genius in need of reining in by stabler personalities.我是个需要由更稳重的人降服住的神经质的天才.

I first started cruising in yachts with temperamental petrol engines.我刚开始驾驶游艇航行时，艇上的汽油发动机老出毛病。

He was seen as truculent, temperamental, too unwilling to tolerate others.他们认为他为人蛮横无理, 性情暴躁, 不大能容人.

同义词

adj.

temperamental的同义词之：易怒的

temperamental的同义词之：其他释义

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ADJ-GRADED

爱发脾气的;脾气乖张的;喜怒无常的

If you say that someone is temperamental, you are criticizing them for not being calm or quiet by nature, but having moods that change often and suddenly.

例句

ADJ-GRADED

(机器、汽车)老出问题的，易出故障的，性能不稳的

If you describe something such as a machine or car as temperamental, you mean that it often does not work properly.

例句

英汉词典释义

adj.

气质的,性格的

不可靠的,易怒的，易激动的

<口>喜怒无常的,捉摸不定的

adv.

英英词典释义

Adjective

1. relating to or caused by temperament;

2. subject to sharply varying moods;

3. likely to perform unpredictably;