tem·per·a·ment
noun/ˈtemprəmənt/
/ˈtemprəmənt/
- [countable, uncountable] a person’s or an animal’s nature as shown in the way they behave or react to situations or people
（人或动物的）气质，性情，性格，禀性 - to have an artistic temperament
有艺术家的气质 - a horse with an excellent temperament
性情温顺的马 - She's a dreamer and a romantic by temperament.
她生性异想天开，浪漫多情。 - To become a champion, you have to have the right temperament.
要成为冠军，你得具备必要的气质。
Extra Examples- a man of an equable temperament
性情平和的男人 - He has to be very diplomatic dealing with such volatile temperaments.
他必须非常外交地处理这种反复无常的脾气。 - The islanders were generally of a benevolent temperament.
岛民普遍性情仁慈。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fiery
- violent
- volatile
- …
- have
- by temperament
- in temperament
- to have an artistic temperament
- [uncountable] the fact of tending to get emotional and excited very easily and behave in an unreasonable way
易冲动；（性情）暴躁；喜怒无常 - an actor given to displays of temperament
性情喜怒无常的演员
- an actor given to displays of temperament
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin temperamentum ‘correct mixture’, from temperare ‘mingle’. In early use the word was synonymous with the noun temper.