temperamental

形容词 adj.

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Of, related to, or caused by temperament. not-comparable
  2. Subject to changing and unpredictable emotional states; moody, capricious.
  3. User-unfriendly, unstable, that is complicated or has poorly written instructions and is subsequently difficult to operate; unpredictable and erratic. figuratively

词形变化

more temperamental comparative most temperamental superlative

词源

Etymology tree
English temperament
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.

Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.

Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English temperamental
From temperament + -al.
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