temperamental
柯林斯詞典
1. ADJ 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. 喜怒無常的[表不滿]
He is very temperamental and critical. 他喜怒無常，而且吹毛求疵。
2. ADJ If you describe something such as a machine or car as temperamental, you mean that it often does not work well. (機器、汽車等) 性能不穩(wěn)定的
The boys couldn't start the temperamental motor. 那些男孩子無法發(fā)動那輛性能不穩(wěn)定的摩托車。
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temperamental /?t?mp?r??m?nt?l/
劍橋詞典
temperamental adjective (PERSON)
A temperamental person is someone whose mood often changes very suddenly .
喜怒無常的
Be careful how you approach her - she's very temperamental. 同她接觸你要注意方式——她這人喜怒無常。
caused by your own character and feelings
氣質(zhì)的；性情的；性格的
There are temperamental similarities between the brothers . 兄弟倆在性情上有些相似。
temperamental adjective (MACHINE)
informalA temperamental machine sometimes works and sometimes does not.
（機器）性能不穩(wěn)定的；時好時壞的
You have to treat our DVD player very carefully - it's old and temperamental. 你用我們的光盤機時得格外小心——它很舊了，而且性能不穩(wěn)定。 返回 temperamental