choleric

IPA/ˈkɒlərɪk/
KK[kˈɑlɚɪk]IPA/ˈkɑːlərɪk/

choleric — adjective

  • cholericpositive
  • more cholericcomparative
  • most cholericsuperlative

1. Someone who is choleric tends to become angry very quickly, often over small mat

1.形容詞C1
釋義

Someone who is choleric tends to become angry very quickly, often over small matters, and has a short temper as part of their character.

例句

The old general had a choleric temper and often shouted at his soldiers.

attributive use: choleric temper

Emily found her neighbour's choleric reactions tiring and hard to deal with.

同義詞
  • irascible

    Equally formal; emphasises a tendency to lose temper over trivial things

  • irritable

    More common and milder; can describe a temporary state or general nature

  • hot-tempered

    Less formal and more direct; common in everyday speech

  • testy

    Slightly milder; suggests annoyance rather than full anger

反義詞
  • calm

    General opposite; not easily upset or angered

  • even-tempered

    Direct opposite; describes someone who stays calm and does not get angry easily

  • placid

    Describes someone who is naturally peaceful and rarely shows strong emotion

文法句型

choleric + noun (attributive)

be choleric (predicative)

用法筆記

Used in formal writing and historical contexts more than in everyday speech. The word comes from the medieval humour theory, where an excess of yellow bile (choler) was believed to make a person quick to anger.

常見錯誤

❌I feel choleric today because of the traffic.
✅I feel angry today because of the traffic.
💡'choleric' describes a person's usual character, not a temporary mood, and is too formal for casual complaints.