even-tempered

IPA/ˌiːvn ˈtempəd/
IPA/ˌiːvn ˈtempərd/

even-tempered — 形容詞

1. remaining steady and pleasant, without becoming angry, upset, or overexcited whe

1.形容詞B2
釋義

脾氣平和的

遇到麻煩也不易動怒或激動

remaining steady and pleasant, without becoming angry, upset, or overexcited when problems happen.

例句

Femi stayed even-tempered when the waiter brought the wrong meal twice.

餐廳兩次送錯餐點時，Femi 仍然脾氣平和。

stay even-tempered when something goes wrong

Talia remains even-tempered in traffic and never shouts at other drivers.

就算塞在車陣裡，Talia 也仍然脾氣平和，不會對其他駕駛大吼。

be even-tempered in frustrating situations

常見搭配
  • an even-tempered child
  • an even-tempered leader
  • an even-tempered reply
  • remain even-tempered
  • surprisingly even-tempered
同義詞
  • calm

    broader and more neutral; even-tempered stresses a stable personality over time

  • level-headed

    emphasizes sensible judgment as well as emotional control

  • easygoing

    more informal and often suggests a relaxed attitude rather than patience under pressure

  • patient

    focuses more on waiting without annoyance than on general emotional balance

反義詞
  • short-tempered

    direct opposite; gets angry quickly

  • hot-tempered

    stronger opposite; emphasizes quick, intense anger

  • irritable

    describes being easily annoyed, often for smaller reasons

文法句型

be + even-tempered

even-tempered + noun

stay + even-tempered + when-clause

用法筆記

Usually describes a person's general temperament or the calm tone of a response, not a brief mood that lasts only a moment. Common with nouns like child, teacher, manager, and reply.

常見錯誤

She is very even temper.
She is very even-tempered.
use the full compound adjective with -ed.
He is an even-temper person.
He is an even-tempered person.
the fixed adjective keeps the hyphen and final -ed.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • even-tempered child
  • even-tempered leader
  • even-tempered personality

副詞搭配

  • remarkably even-tempered
  • surprisingly even-tempered
  • consistently even-tempered

常用片語

  • remain even-tempered
  • stay even-tempered