tempered

基本解釋

He has tempered the strong drink with water.
他已經(jīng)用水將烈酒沖淡。
He is good-tempered; he gets along well with everyone.
他脾氣好，和誰都郃得來。
《新英漢大辤典》
The smartest, and oftentimes hardest, thing we can do in these kinds of situations is to be more tempered in our reactions.
遇此境況，我們可以做的最聰明也往往是最艱難的選擇或者就是更加溫和的應(yīng)對這一切。

Borlaug tempered his views somewhat in his later years and led efforts to discourage overuse of insecticides and fertilizers.
His admiration for foreign things and approaches was tempered by, as Hughes argues, his devotion to Russia, which he oversaw.
正如休斯所說,他雖然歆慕外國文化,但仍被本國傳統(tǒng)所抑制,他還是忠於他統(tǒng)治之下的俄國
耶魯公開課 - 歐洲文明課程節(jié)選
but people are shorter-tempered, but just seem more irritable
但是人們脾氣更暴躁，更容易發(fā)怒。
加州的天氣 - SpeakingMax英語口語達(dá)人

The market's drop was tempered by better profits at Verizon, Pepsi and Union Pacific.
NPR: Stock Market Slips Lower On Weak Earnings

If you refer to someone's temper or say that they have a temper, you mean that they become angry very easily.
Your temper is the way you are feeling at a particular time. If you are in a good temper, you feel cheerful. If you are in a bad temper, you feel angry and impatient.
If someone is in a temper or gets into a temper, the way that they are behaving shows that they are feeling angry and impatient.
If you lose your temper, you become so angry that you shout at someone or show in some other way that you are no longer in control of yourself.