Definition of temperamental in English:

temperamental

adjective ˌtɛmp(ə)rəˈmɛnt(ə)lˌtɛmp(ə)rəˈmɛn(t)l

1(of a person) liable to unreasonable changes of mood.
（人）喜怒无常的，情绪不稳定的
a temperamental film star
figurative a temperamental engine that had a way of conking out when put in gear
Example sentencesExamples
- He is a very temperamental player, maybe too much sometimes.
- She was a temperamental person and considerably forgetful.
- My mother always told me I was too temperamental for my own good.
- I am quite temperamental and if I think I've been treated unfairly it can cook up and then I boil over.
- The players are not temperamental or emotional; they just get on with the job.
- He was temperamental, a kind of simple man, withdrawn, a loner.
- He might be a volatile, temperamental person but, she did not think that he was actually dangerous.
- Somehow the cameraman failed to achieve this, prompting an outburst from the temperamental artist.
- I guess that would explain why he's so temperamental.
- I am a temperamental person myself, so I probably would've lashed out myself.
- In the flesh, he was temperamental, and on the stage, wildly dramatic.
- Both men were temperamental and subject to long periods of brooding followed by explosive outbursts of anger.
- Tina bit her lip, wondering what kind of a mood her temperamental friend was in.
- He started to find that he was increasingly temperamental around Alexandra.
- This friend is rather temperamental and I don't know how they'll react.
- Alone in my room, I collapsed on my bed like a temperamental teenager and proceeded to drench my pillow with tears.
- He was sometimes a gruff and temperamental man, but his sense of humour came through in so many of his finest songs.
- After saying that she realized it probably wasn't the best thing she could say to a temperamental customer.
- Yes, but they didn't want the temperamental personality.
- Her character is a fiery, temperamental woman who likes to get her own way.
Synonyms
volatile, excitable, emotional, overemotional, mercurial, capricious, erratic, unpredictable, changeable, inconsistent, unstable, hot-headed, fiery, explosive, hot-tempered, short-tempered, quick-tempered, irritable, irascible, impatient, petulant, prima donna-ish, melodramatic
touchy, moody, sensitive, oversensitive, hypersensitive, highly strung, neurotic, easily upset
informal on a short fuse
2Relating to a person's temperament.
气质的；性情的，性格的，禀赋的
they were firm friends in spite of temperamental differences
他们虽性格相异，却是挚友。
Example sentencesExamples
- It made no allowances for cultural, regional, political or temperamental differences.
- Empirical studies have shown that different temperamental characteristics of the child elicit different parenting practices.
- No area of disagreement between Jung and Freud reflected more clearly the temperamental differences between them than their respective attitude to symbols.
- Any mother of more than one child can see temperamental differences in her offspring almost from the moment of birth, qualities which only become more pronounced as her children age.
- And these religious temperamental differences of course, they're very much prominent in their literary output and their way of life.
- The final remedy given is usually that which matches the child's physical and temperamental constitution at birth.
- And there are temperamental differences among children.
Synonyms
inherent, innate, natural, inborn, constitutional, deep-rooted, ingrained, congenital

Derivatives

temperamentally

adverbˌtɛmp(ə)rəˈmɛntəli

Boxing is ideal for women temperamentally too.
Example sentencesExamples
- And if you put two or three people in one group who are all temperamentally incompatible, then I am pretty sure it would affect their performance.
- Think, for example, of all the ways in which people are different from one another, physically, mentally and temperamentally.
- I feel very strongly that I belong to Scotland, I'm temperamentally Scots by character and by commitment.
- My brief assignments in corporate offices have not been entirely comfortable; temperamentally I am a hands-on man who likes to see the results of initiatives actually work on the ground.

Definition of temperamental in US English:

temperamental

adjectiveˌtɛmp(ə)rəˈmɛn(t)lˌtemp(ə)rəˈmen(t)l

1(of a person) liable to unreasonable changes of mood.
（人）喜怒无常的，情绪不稳定的
Example sentencesExamples
- Both men were temperamental and subject to long periods of brooding followed by explosive outbursts of anger.
- Yes, but they didn't want the temperamental personality.
- He is a very temperamental player, maybe too much sometimes.
- This friend is rather temperamental and I don't know how they'll react.
- He might be a volatile, temperamental person but, she did not think that he was actually dangerous.
- I am a temperamental person myself, so I probably would've lashed out myself.
- In the flesh, he was temperamental, and on the stage, wildly dramatic.
- He was temperamental, a kind of simple man, withdrawn, a loner.
- Her character is a fiery, temperamental woman who likes to get her own way.
- I guess that would explain why he's so temperamental.
- She was a temperamental person and considerably forgetful.
- Alone in my room, I collapsed on my bed like a temperamental teenager and proceeded to drench my pillow with tears.
- I am quite temperamental and if I think I've been treated unfairly it can cook up and then I boil over.
- Tina bit her lip, wondering what kind of a mood her temperamental friend was in.
- He was sometimes a gruff and temperamental man, but his sense of humour came through in so many of his finest songs.
- Somehow the cameraman failed to achieve this, prompting an outburst from the temperamental artist.
- The players are not temperamental or emotional; they just get on with the job.
- He started to find that he was increasingly temperamental around Alexandra.
- My mother always told me I was too temperamental for my own good.
- After saying that she realized it probably wasn't the best thing she could say to a temperamental customer.
Synonyms
volatile, excitable, emotional, overemotional, mercurial, capricious, erratic, unpredictable, changeable, inconsistent, unstable, hot-headed, fiery, explosive, hot-tempered, short-tempered, quick-tempered, irritable, irascible, impatient, petulant, prima donna-ish, melodramatic
2Relating to a person's temperament.
气质的；性情的，性格的，禀赋的
they were firm friends in spite of temperamental differences
他们虽性格相异，却是挚友。
Example sentencesExamples
- No area of disagreement between Jung and Freud reflected more clearly the temperamental differences between them than their respective attitude to symbols.
- The final remedy given is usually that which matches the child's physical and temperamental constitution at birth.
- Any mother of more than one child can see temperamental differences in her offspring almost from the moment of birth, qualities which only become more pronounced as her children age.
- And there are temperamental differences among children.
- And these religious temperamental differences of course, they're very much prominent in their literary output and their way of life.
- It made no allowances for cultural, regional, political or temperamental differences.
- Empirical studies have shown that different temperamental characteristics of the child elicit different parenting practices.
Synonyms
inherent, innate, natural, inborn, constitutional, deep-rooted, ingrained, congenital

单词	temperamental
释义	Definition of temperamental in English: temperamental adjective ˌtɛmp(ə)rəˈmɛnt(ə)lˌtɛmp(ə)rəˈmɛn(t)l 1(of a person) liable to unreasonable changes of mood. （人）喜怒无常的，情绪不稳定的 a temperamental film star figurative a temperamental engine that had a way of conking out when put in gear Example sentencesExamples He is a very temperamental player, maybe too much sometimes. She was a temperamental person and considerably forgetful. My mother always told me I was too temperamental for my own good. I am quite temperamental and if I think I've been treated unfairly it can cook up and then I boil over. The players are not temperamental or emotional; they just get on with the job. He was temperamental, a kind of simple man, withdrawn, a loner. He might be a volatile, temperamental person but, she did not think that he was actually dangerous. Somehow the cameraman failed to achieve this, prompting an outburst from the temperamental artist. I guess that would explain why he's so temperamental. I am a temperamental person myself, so I probably would've lashed out myself. In the flesh, he was temperamental, and on the stage, wildly dramatic. Both men were temperamental and subject to long periods of brooding followed by explosive outbursts of anger. Tina bit her lip, wondering what kind of a mood her temperamental friend was in. He started to find that he was increasingly temperamental around Alexandra. This friend is rather temperamental and I don't know how they'll react. Alone in my room, I collapsed on my bed like a temperamental teenager and proceeded to drench my pillow with tears. He was sometimes a gruff and temperamental man, but his sense of humour came through in so many of his finest songs. After saying that she realized it probably wasn't the best thing she could say to a temperamental customer. Yes, but they didn't want the temperamental personality. Her character is a fiery, temperamental woman who likes to get her own way. Synonyms volatile, excitable, emotional, overemotional, mercurial, capricious, erratic, unpredictable, changeable, inconsistent, unstable, hot-headed, fiery, explosive, hot-tempered, short-tempered, quick-tempered, irritable, irascible, impatient, petulant, prima donna-ish, melodramatic touchy, moody, sensitive, oversensitive, hypersensitive, highly strung, neurotic, easily upset informal on a short fuse 2Relating to a person's temperament. 气质的；性情的，性格的，禀赋的 they were firm friends in spite of temperamental differences 他们虽性格相异，却是挚友。 Example sentencesExamples It made no allowances for cultural, regional, political or temperamental differences. Empirical studies have shown that different temperamental characteristics of the child elicit different parenting practices. No area of disagreement between Jung and Freud reflected more clearly the temperamental differences between them than their respective attitude to symbols. Any mother of more than one child can see temperamental differences in her offspring almost from the moment of birth, qualities which only become more pronounced as her children age. And these religious temperamental differences of course, they're very much prominent in their literary output and their way of life. The final remedy given is usually that which matches the child's physical and temperamental constitution at birth. And there are temperamental differences among children. Synonyms inherent, innate, natural, inborn, constitutional, deep-rooted, ingrained, congenital Derivatives temperamentally adverbˌtɛmp(ə)rəˈmɛntəli Boxing is ideal for women temperamentally too. Example sentencesExamples And if you put two or three people in one group who are all temperamentally incompatible, then I am pretty sure it would affect their performance. Think, for example, of all the ways in which people are different from one another, physically, mentally and temperamentally. I feel very strongly that I belong to Scotland, I'm temperamentally Scots by character and by commitment. My brief assignments in corporate offices have not been entirely comfortable; temperamentally I am a hands-on man who likes to see the results of initiatives actually work on the ground. Definition of temperamental in US English: temperamental adjectiveˌtɛmp(ə)rəˈmɛn(t)lˌtemp(ə)rəˈmen(t)l 1(of a person) liable to unreasonable changes of mood. （人）喜怒无常的，情绪不稳定的 Example sentencesExamples Both men were temperamental and subject to long periods of brooding followed by explosive outbursts of anger. Yes, but they didn't want the temperamental personality. He is a very temperamental player, maybe too much sometimes. This friend is rather temperamental and I don't know how they'll react. He might be a volatile, temperamental person but, she did not think that he was actually dangerous. I am a temperamental person myself, so I probably would've lashed out myself. In the flesh, he was temperamental, and on the stage, wildly dramatic. He was temperamental, a kind of simple man, withdrawn, a loner. Her character is a fiery, temperamental woman who likes to get her own way. I guess that would explain why he's so temperamental. She was a temperamental person and considerably forgetful. Alone in my room, I collapsed on my bed like a temperamental teenager and proceeded to drench my pillow with tears. I am quite temperamental and if I think I've been treated unfairly it can cook up and then I boil over. Tina bit her lip, wondering what kind of a mood her temperamental friend was in. He was sometimes a gruff and temperamental man, but his sense of humour came through in so many of his finest songs. Somehow the cameraman failed to achieve this, prompting an outburst from the temperamental artist. The players are not temperamental or emotional; they just get on with the job. He started to find that he was increasingly temperamental around Alexandra. My mother always told me I was too temperamental for my own good. After saying that she realized it probably wasn't the best thing she could say to a temperamental customer. Synonyms volatile, excitable, emotional, overemotional, mercurial, capricious, erratic, unpredictable, changeable, inconsistent, unstable, hot-headed, fiery, explosive, hot-tempered, short-tempered, quick-tempered, irritable, irascible, impatient, petulant, prima donna-ish, melodramatic 2Relating to a person's temperament. 气质的；性情的，性格的，禀赋的 they were firm friends in spite of temperamental differences 他们虽性格相异，却是挚友。 Example sentencesExamples No area of disagreement between Jung and Freud reflected more clearly the temperamental differences between them than their respective attitude to symbols. The final remedy given is usually that which matches the child's physical and temperamental constitution at birth. Any mother of more than one child can see temperamental differences in her offspring almost from the moment of birth, qualities which only become more pronounced as her children age. And there are temperamental differences among children. And these religious temperamental differences of course, they're very much prominent in their literary output and their way of life. It made no allowances for cultural, regional, political or temperamental differences. Empirical studies have shown that different temperamental characteristics of the child elicit different parenting practices. Synonyms inherent, innate, natural, inborn, constitutional, deep-rooted, ingrained, congenital
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