1650s, "brought to desired hardness" (of metals, especially steel), past participle adjective from temper (v.). Meaning "toned down by admixture" is from 1650s; of music or musical instruments, "tuned," from 1727.
雙語例句
1. My father, who had always been very self-controlled, became bad-tempered.
平素一直非常自制的父親變得暴躁了。
來自柯林斯例句
2. When his headaches developed Nick became bad-tempered and even violent.
尼克出現頭痛時脾氣就變得很差，甚至還會動粗。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The early ambitions of youthful enthusiasm soon become tempered with realism.
之前年少時對理想抱負懷有的一腔熱情很快便被現實澆滅。
來自柯林斯例句
4. It was a day of tense and often ill-tempered debate.