1 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. 爱发脾气的;脾气乖张的;喜怒无常的 [disapproval]
SYN moody, emotional, touchy, sensitive
2 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. (机器、汽车)老出问题的，易出故障的，性能不稳的
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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。
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Vickers machine-guns could be temperamental.
维克斯机枪有时会出故障。
SYN unreliable, unpredictable, undependable, inconsistent
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