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Results for: "temper"

Translating from English to Chinese Traditional

Translations:

temper — temperament, disposition
→ 脾氣 (píqi)
→ 性質 (xìngzhí)
temper — state of mind
→ 心情 (xīnqíng)
→ 心境 (xīnjìng)

More translations:

temper
→ 心情
temper
→ 脾氣
temper
→ 怒氣
temper
→ 使回火
temper
→ 使軟化，使緩和

English definitions WordNet

NOUN 4

  1. a sudden outburst of anger

    • “his temper sparked like damp firewood”
    Synonymspiqueirritation

  2. a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

    • “whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time”
    • “he was in a bad humor”
    Synonymsmoodhumorhumour

  3. a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger

    • “his temper was well known to all his employees”
    Synonymsbiliousnessirritabilitypeevishnesspettishnesssnappishnesssurliness

  4. the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking

    Synonymstoughness

VERB 5

  1. bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling

    • “temper glass”
    Synonymsannealnormalize

  2. harden by reheating and cooling in oil

    • “temper steel”
    Synonymsharden

  3. adjust the pitch (of pianos)

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  1. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate

    • “she tempered her criticism”
    Synonymsseasonmollify

  2. restrain

    Synonymschastenmoderate