tempered
英 ['tempəd]
美
- adj. 缓和的，温和的；调节的；有…气质的
- v. 调和（temper的过去分词）
英文词源
- tempered (adj.)
- 1650s, "brought to desired hardness" (of metals, especially steel), past participle adjective from temper (v.). Meaning "toned down by admixture" is from 1650s; of music or musical instruments, "tuned," from 1727.
双语例句
- 1. My father, who had always been very self-controlled, became bad-tempered.
- 平素一直非常自制的父亲变得暴躁了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. When his headaches developed Nick became bad-tempered and even violent.
- 尼克出现头痛时脾气就变得很差，甚至还会动粗。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The early ambitions of youthful enthusiasm soon become tempered with realism.
- 之前年少时对理想抱负怀有的一腔热情很快便被现实浇灭。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. It was a day of tense and often ill-tempered debate.
- 那天的辩论紧张激烈，常常火药味十足。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. He sounded like an ill-tempered child.
- 他听起来像一个脾气暴躁的孩子。
来自柯林斯例句
