temperamental

/ˌtɛmpərəˈmɛntl/ /ˌtɛmprəˈmɛntl/

Meanings

adjective

喜怒无常, 情绪化的

(notcomp) Of, related to, or caused by temperament.

Examples :

"My younger brother is quite temperamental; his mood changes quickly and easily. "

我的弟弟很喜怒无常，情绪变化很快也很容易。

adjective

喜怒无常，反复无常。

Subject to changing and unpredictable emotional states; moody, capricious; sometimes used figuratively to describe user-unfriendly or unstable machines or software that are either complicated and/or have poorly written instructions and are subsequently difficult to operate.

Examples :

"Example Sentence: "My old car is very temperamental; sometimes it starts right away, and other times it refuses to start at all, no matter what I do." "

我的老车脾气很怪，有时候一下子就启动了，有时候无论我怎么弄都打不着火。

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Related Words

temperament noun

/ˈtɛmpəɹmənt/

性情，脾气，气质。

"The chef believed the cake's perfect texture was due to the temperament of flour, sugar, and butter – each ingredient measured and mixed in the right proportion. "

厨师认为蛋糕完美的口感归功于面粉、糖和黄油之间恰到好处的配比——每种食材都经过精确测量，以合适的比例混合。

capricious adjective

/kəˈpɹɪʃəs/

反复无常，任性。

"I almost died in a capricious winter storm."

我差点在一场变化莫测的冬季暴风雪中丧命。

instructions noun

/ɪnˈstɹʌkʃənz/

指示，指导，说明。

"Instruction will be provided on how to handle difficult customers."

我们会提供关于如何应对难缠客户的指导。

figuratively adverb

/ˈfɪɡjərətɪvli/ /ˈfɪɡərətɪvli/

比喻地，形象地。

""The teacher said the student's idea was figuratively a gold mine, meaning it was very valuable and full of potential, but not actually made of gold." "

老师说这个学生的想法从比喻的意义上讲简直就是一座金矿，意思是说它非常有价值、潜力无限，但并不是真的用金子做的。

sometimes adjective

/ˈsʌmtaɪmz/

以前的，之前的。

"My sometimes neighbor, a retired teacher, still visits the school occasionally. "

我以前的邻居，一位退休教师，偶尔还会去学校看看。

subsequently adverb

/ˈsʌb.sɪ.kwənt.li/

后来，随后，之后。

"After the meeting, the team subsequently worked on the project together. "

会议结束后，团队随后一起合作完成了这个项目。

changing verb

/ˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/

改变，变化。

"The tadpole changed into a frog. Stock prices are constantly changing."

蝌蚪变成了青蛙。股票价格 постоянно在变化。

unpredictable noun

/ˌʌnprɪˈdɪktəbəl/ /ˌʌnpɹɪˈdɪktəbəl/

难以预测的事，不可预测的事

"The weather today is an unpredictable. "

今天的天气变化莫测。

difficult verb

/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/

使 затруднить，使复杂，为难

"The complicated instructions on the new software difficult me from completing the project on time. "

新软件上那些复杂的说明让我无法按时完成项目。

emotional adjective

/ɪˈməʊʃnəl/ /iˈmoʊʃənəl/

情感的，情绪化的

"emotional crisis"

情感危机 (Qínggǎn wēijī)

unfriendly noun

/ʌnˈfɹɛn(d)li/

敌人, 仇人.

"The unfriendly at the office gossiped about the new manager. "

办公室里的那些仇人总是在议论新来的经理。

complicated verb

/ˈkɒmplɪkeɪtɪd/ /ˈkɑmplɪkeɪtɪd/

使复杂化，弄复杂。

"The teacher complicated the math problem by adding several extra steps. "

老师把数学题弄复杂了，多加了好几个步骤。