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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 Examplesa man of an equable temperament 性情平和的男人 He has to be very diplomatic dealing with such volatile temperaments. 面对如此反复无常的性情，他必须非常老练。 The islanders were generally of a benevolent temperament. 岛民一般都是仁慈的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fiery
- violent
- volatile
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- have
- by temperament
- in temperament
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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
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin temperamentum ‘correct mixture’, from temperare ‘mingle’. In early use the word was synonymous with the noun temper.