名詞 n.

1.情緒;性情,脾氣[C]

She has a sweet temper.

她脾氣溫和。

2.暴躁;怒氣[C][U]

His father is in a temper today.

他父親今天在發脾氣。

3.(鋼等的)韌度;回火[U]

4.(皮革的)質地,堅韌性[U]

5.特徵;傾向,趨勢[the S]

the temper of modern European poetry

現代歐洲詩歌的傾向

6.勇氣[U]

The girl gathered her temper and spoke her mind.

那姑娘鼓起勇氣說出了自己的想法。

7.冷靜,沉著[U]

She kept her husband in temper.

她使丈夫保持冷靜。

及物動詞 vt.

1.【冶】回火

2.鍛鍊

Hardships tempered his will.

艱難困苦鍛鍊了他的意志。

3.調和,捏和(粘土等)[(+with)]

4.使變淡;使緩和;使溫和[(+with)]

Temper justice with mercy.

恩威並施。

5.【音】給(樂器)調音

不及物動詞 vi.

1.(金屬)經回火後具有適當的韌度