temperament
- IPA[ˈtɛmprəm(ə)nt]
英式
- a person's or animal's nature, especially as it permanently affects their behaviour；the tendency to behave angrily or emotionally
noun: temperament, plural noun: temperaments
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a person's or animal's nature, especially as it permanently affects their behaviour she had an artistic temperament 同義詞
- ▪ the tendency to behave angrily or emotionally he had begun to show signs of temperament 同義詞 反義詞
- 2. the adjustment of intervals in tuning a piano or other musical instrument so as to fit the scale for use in different keys; in equal temperament, the octave consists of twelve equal semitones this temperament became standard tuning for all the new organs
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- IPA[ˈtemp(ə)rəm(ə)nt]
美式
- a person's or animal's nature, especially as it permanently affects their behavior: she had an artistic temperament
Oxford American Dictionary
