• adj. 易怒的；暴躁的；膽汁質的

來自chol, 膽囊，同gall. 古代醫學或生理學認為膽囊或膽汁決定人的性情和脾氣，因此，膽囊出問題就是說一個人的脾氣很壞，容易激怒。參照humor, 體液，體液學說。

choleric (adj.)

mid-14c., colrik, "bilious of temperament or complexion," from Old French colerique, from Late Latin cholericus, from Greek kholerikos (see choler). Meaning "easily angered, hot-tempered" is from 1580s (from the supposed effect of excess choler); that of "pertaining to cholera" is from 1834.

1. He was affable at one moment, choleric the next.

他一會兒還和藹可親，可一轉眼就火冒三丈。

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2. Beneath his choleric exterior Gerald O'Hara had the tenderest of hearts.

杰拉爾德?歐哈拉的外相雖然兇恨,心里卻是再和氣不過.

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3. His pride and choleric temper were to ruin him.

他生性高傲自恃而又易于發怒,這會毀了他的.

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4. The choleric face distorts in a look of puzzlement.

那張暴躁的臉孔蹙了起來,顯得有些迷惑.

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5. Words like confident, independent and motivated describe choleric people.

像自信 、 獨立和充滿干勁之類的字眼,都可形容暴躁的人.

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