動(dòng)詞 temper:

1. toughen (steel or glass) by a process of gradually heating and cooling
   同義詞：anneal, temper, normalize
2. harden by reheating and cooling in oil
   同義詞：temper, harden
3. adjust the pitch (of pianos)
   同義詞：temper
4. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate
   同義詞：temper, season, mollify
5. restrain or temper
   同義詞：chasten, moderate, temper

形容詞 tempered:

1. made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment
   同義詞：treated, hardened, toughened
2. adjusted or attuned by adding a counterbalancing element

1. She inherited her mother's good looks and her father's bad temper.
   她生來(lái)就有母親的美貌和父親的壞脾氣。
2. The Rev.Lawrence Lucas is way out of line. His blatantly anti-Semitic statements Monday were not the stuff of tempered judgment. Or of moral leadership. Or of human sensitivity.
   盧卡斯牧師太過(guò)離譜。他星期一大言不慚地發(fā)表反對(duì)猶太人的談話，不免偏激。既非道德楷模，也不顧他人感受。
3. You must be a saint to be able to stand his temper!
   能受得了他的脾氣，一定得非常有涵養(yǎng)！
4. She's a real lady never loses her temper.
   她是個(gè)有教養(yǎng)的女子--從來(lái)不發(fā)脾氣。