temper(ament)
1.关于temper和temperament的不同,有下面三点该注意:
(1)temper指暂时或永久的性情都可以,temperament只指永久的,不指暂时的,如可以说He is of a placid temper和He is of a placid temperament,但I found him in a sweet temper this morning和She broke the vase in one of her black tempers里的temper和tempers不可改作temperament和temperaments。
(2)temper不及temperament的偏重在“体质”方面。
(3)用作抽象名词,temper指“恼怒”,temperament指“烈情”,含有“容易激动”和“喜怒无常”的意思。例如:He is showing temper. 和He has temperament.
2.He is of (an) uncertain temper和She is of (a) fervid temperament 等句子里的an或a可有可无。
3.注意He lost his temper with me(他对我发脾气)里用with。
4.They lost their temper(s) with me里用temper或tempers都可以。