- (usually disapproving)
tending to become angry, excited or upset easily, and to behave in an unreasonable way 喜怒无常的;容易激动的;反复无常的 You never know what to expect with her. She's so temperamental. 你永远说不清她要干什么。她一时一变。 - (figurative)
The printer's being temperamental this morning. 今天上午这台打印机时好时坏。 He’s a temperamental player (= he plays well or badly according to his mood). 他是个喜怒无常的球员。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- get
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- extremely
- fairly
- very
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connected with somebody’s nature and personality 气质的;性情的;性格的