temper, character, nature, personality, disposition, complexion

名詞 disposition:

1. your usual mood
   同義詞：temperament
2. the act or means of getting rid of something
   同義詞：disposal
3. an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
   同義詞：inclination, tendency
4. a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing

1. Joanna had a gentle retiring disposition.
   喬安娜性格溫柔而靦腆。
2. Is a sweet disposition a recommendation in a wife?
   溫和的性情是做妻子的可取之處嗎？
3. The child had a placid disposition.
   這個孩子性情溫和。
4. She has a calm and introverted disposition.
   她性格文靜內(nèi)向。
5. The choice is no longer in their disposition.
   選擇權(quán)已不在他們手中了。
6. They showed a disposition to sign the contract.
   他們表示有簽訂合同的意愿。

dis.po.si.tion

n.（名詞）
One`s usual mood; temperament:
一貫的性情；脾氣：
例句：
a sweet disposition.
和藹溫柔的性格

A habitual inclination; a tendency:
意向；傾向：
例句：
a disposition to disagree.
反對的傾向

A physical property or tendency:
生理的特性或傾向：
例句：
a swelling with a disposition to rupture.
容易破裂的腫瘤

Arrangement, positioning, or distribution:
排列，布置，配置：
例句：
a cheerful disposition of colors and textures; a convoy oriented into a north-south disposition.
顏色與紋理賞心悅目的配置；排列成南北向的護(hù)送部隊

A final settlement:
處理；最終的決定：
例句：
disposition of the deceased`s property.
對死者財產(chǎn)的處理

An act of disposing of; a bestowal or transfer to another.
贈與；出售，轉(zhuǎn)讓

The power or liberty to control, direct, or dispose.
支配權(quán)，處置權(quán)，處置的自由
Management; control.
管理，控制

來源：
Middle English disposicioun
中古英語 disposicioun
from Old French disposition
源自 古法語 disposition
from Latin dispositiô dispositiôn-
源自 拉丁語 dispositiô dispositiôn-
from dispositus [past participle of] dispônere [to dispose] * see dispose
源自 dispositus [] dispônere的過去分詞 [布置，處理；使想要] *參見 dispose

<參考詞匯><同義詞>disposition,temperament,character,personality,natureThese nouns refer to the combination of qualities that identify a person.
這些名詞都指辨別一個人的綜合品質(zhì)。
Disposition is approximately equivalent to prevailing frame of mind or spirit:
Disposition 大致等同于最主要的思想或精神結(jié)構(gòu)：
例句：
.A patronizing disposition always has its meaner side. (George Eliot).
.捐助的意向有它更為自私的一面. （喬治·艾略）。

Temperament applies broadly to the sum of physical, emotional, and intellectual characteristics that affect or determine a person`s actions and reactions:
Temperament 廣泛地用于指影響或決定一個人的行動或反應(yīng)的身體的、情感的和智力特征的總和：
例句：
.Her highly strung temperament made her uncertain . . . capricious . . . enchanting. (George Bernard Shaw).
.她極易激動的個性使得她性情多變. . .反復(fù)無常. . .魅力無窮. （喬治·貝爾納·蕭伯納）。

Character especially emphasizes moral and ethical qualities:
Character 特別強(qiáng)調(diào)道德和倫理上的品質(zhì)：
例句：
.Education has for its object the formation of character. (Herbert Spencer).
.教育的目標(biāo)在于形成性格. （赫伯特·斯賓賽）。

Personality is the sum of distinctive traits that give a person individuality:
Pensonality 是使某人表現(xiàn)出獨特個性的明顯特點的總和：
例句：
.The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed. (Carl Jung).
.兩種個性的相遇就如同兩種化學(xué)物質(zhì)的接觸：如果有什么反應(yīng)的話，兩者都會轉(zhuǎn)變. （卡爾·榮格）。

Nature denotes native or inherent qualities:
Nature 意為具有的自然或天生的品質(zhì)：
例句：
.It is my habit,—I hope I may say, my nature,—to believe the best of people. (George W. Curtis).
.這是我的習(xí)慣——我希望可以說，我的天性——相信別人的長處" （喬治·W·柯蒂）