temperament 音标拼音: [t'ɛmprəmənt] [t'ɛmpɚmənt]
n . 气质,性质,性情
气质,性质,性情
temperament n 1 :
your usual mood ; "
he has a happy disposition " [
synonym :
{
disposition }, {
temperament }]
2 :
excessive emotionalism or irritability and excitability (
especially when displayed openly )
3 :
an adjustment of the intervals (
as in tuning a keyboard instrument )
so that the scale can be used to play in different keys Temperament \
Tem "
per *
a *
ment \,
n . [
L .
temperamentum a mixing in due proportion ,
proper measure ,
temperament :
cf .
F .
temp ['
e ]
rament .
See {
Temper },
v .
t .]
1 .
Internal constitution ;
state with respect to the relative proportion of different qualities ,
or constituent parts .
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The common law . . .
has reduced the kingdom to its just state and temperament . --
Sir M .
Hale .
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2 .
Due mixture of qualities ;
a condition brought about by mutual compromises or concessions . [
Obs .]
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However ,
I forejudge not any probable expedient ,
any temperament that can be found in things of this nature ,
so disputable on their side . --
Milton .
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3 .
The act of tempering or modifying ;
adjustment ,
as of clashing rules ,
interests ,
passions ,
or the like ;
also ,
the means by which such adjustment is effected .
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Wholesome temperaments of the rashness of popular assemblies . --
Sir J .
Mackintosh .
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4 .
Condition with regard to heat or cold ;
temperature . [
Obs .]
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Bodies are denominated "
hot "
and "
cold "
in proportion to the present temperament of that part of our body to which they are applied . --
Locke .
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5 . (
Mus .)
A system of compromises in the tuning of organs ,
pianofortes ,
and the like ,
whereby the tones generated with the vibrations of a ground tone are mutually modified and in part canceled ,
until their number reduced to the actual practicable scale of twelve tones to the octave .
This scale ,
although in so far artificial ,
is yet closely suggestive of its origin in nature ,
and this system of tuning ,
although not mathematically true ,
yet satisfies the ear ,
while it has the convenience that the same twelve fixed tones answer for every key or scale ,
C [
sharp ]
becoming identical with D [
flat ],
and so on .
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6 . (
Physiol .)
The peculiar physical and mental character of an individual ,
in olden times erroneously supposed to be due to individual variation in the relations and proportions of the constituent parts of the body ,
especially of the fluids ,
as the bile ,
blood ,
lymph ,
etc .
Hence the phrases ,
bilious or choleric temperament ,
sanguine temperament ,
etc .,
implying a predominance of one of these fluids and a corresponding influence on the temperament .
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{
Equal temperament } (
Mus .),
that in which the variations from mathematically true pitch are distributed among all the keys alike .
{
Unequal temperament } (
Mus .),
that in which the variations are thrown into the keys least used .
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93 Moby Thesaurus words for "
temperament ":
animus ,
aptitude ,
bent ,
bias ,
body -
build ,
brand ,
cast ,
character ,
characteristic ,
characteristics ,
chromatic scale ,
compass ,
complexion ,
composition ,
constituents ,
constitution ,
crasis ,
dharma ,
diapason ,
diathesis ,
disposition ,
dodecuple scale ,
eccentricity ,
enharmonic scale ,
ethos ,
fiber ,
frame ,
gamut ,
genius ,
grain ,
great scale ,
habit ,
hue ,
humor ,
humors ,
idiosyncrasy ,
ilk ,
inclination ,
individualism ,
individuality ,
kidney ,
kind ,
leaning ,
major scale ,
make ,
makeup ,
melodic minor ,
mental set ,
mentality ,
mettle ,
mind ,
mind -
set ,
minor scale ,
mold ,
nature ,
octave scale ,
pentatonic scale ,
personality ,
physique ,
predilection ,
predisposition ,
preference ,
proclivity ,
propensity ,
property ,
quality ,
range ,
register ,
scale ,
set ,
slant ,
somatotype ,
sort ,
spirit ,
stamp ,
strain ,
streak ,
stripe ,
suchness ,
system ,
temper ,
tendency ,
tenor ,
tone ,
tuning ,
turn ,
turn of mind ,
twist ,
type ,
vein ,
warp ,
way ,
whole -
tone scale
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