| 釋義 |
tempern.
1.degree of hardness and elasticity imparted to steel by tempering,quality of a metal or sword鋼火，金屬或刀劍的質(zhì)量。
△1H VI. 2. 4. 13: “Between two blades,which bears the better temper，”要是判斷兩把劍，哪一把鋼火更好。
2. state of a metal as to its hardness 金屬的硬度。
△ 2H. VI. 5. 2. 70:“Sword,hold thy temper; heart.be wrathful still；”劍啊，要保持你的剛硬；心啊，要永遠(yuǎn)充滿怒火。
3. temperament,nature氣質(zhì)，稟性。
△Rom. 3. 1. 121(115): “And in my temper softened valour’s steel!”i. e. (Your beauty) has softened the steel-like courageof my natural disposition. （你的美貌）軟化了我的剛強之氣！
△ 2H. IV. 4. 4. 36:“His temper therefore must be wellobserved. ”所以，對他的脾氣必須好生注意。
△H.VIII. 2. 3.11: “Hearts of most hard temper Melt and lamentfor her. ”鐵石心腸的人也會為她心軟下來而感到悲痛的。
4. disposition,character性情，性格。
△ 2H.IV. 2. 1. 90(80): “What man of good temper would endure thistempest of exclamation?”哪一個性情善良的人能受得了這樣暴風(fēng)雨一般的叫嚷？
△1H.IV. 3. 1. 169 (168): “He holdsyour temper in a high respect，”他對于你的性格非常敬重。
△H. V.5. 2. 151(146):“If thou canst love a fellow ofthis temper.Kate. whose face is not worth sunburn-ing，” i. e. his face is so sunburnt that it could not be made worse. 如果你能愛上這么一種性情的人，凱蒂，他的臉黑得再讓太陽曬也是那個樣兒。
△H.VIII. 3. 1. 164 (165): “Iknow you have a gentle,noble temper.”我知道你有溫和高貴的性情。
5. mental balance,one’s right mind心理平衡，神志正常。
△Lr.1.5.52 (47): “Keep me in temper,I would notbe mad!”讓我耐著性子，我不愿發(fā)瘋！
6. ?state of a metal as to its hardness,degree ofhardness and elasticity imparted to steel,quality of asword金屬的硬度，鋼（由淬火而得到）的硬度和彈性，刀劍的優(yōu)質(zhì)。
?brightness明亮。
△1H.IV. 5.2.92: “And heredraw I/ A sword,whose temper I intend to stain/With the best blood that I can meet withal”，我現(xiàn)在抽出這把劍，要用我所能遇到的最高貴的人的熱血來沾染它明亮的鋼刃。
tempervt.
1. mix,compound,concoct,compose混合，調(diào)合，調(diào)制，構(gòu)成。
△As.1.2.14: “righteously tempered”，i.e.properly composed(as in the tempering of steel);ofpure,unalloyed quality. （像煉鋼一樣）成分純粹，純粹無瑕。
△Ado.2.2.21: “The poison of that lies in you totemper.”其中的毒藥就要靠你來調(diào)制了。
2. mix,moisten調(diào)配，蘸。
△L.L.L. 4. 3. 346 (343):“Never durst poet touch a pen to write/Until his inkwere tempered with Love’s sighs.”詩人不敢提筆抒寫他的詩篇，除非他的墨水里調(diào)和著愛情的嘆息。
3. soften,moisten使變軟，弄濕。
△Lr.1.4.327 (303):“And cast you,with the waters that you loose,/ Totemper clay.”把你，連同你流出的淚水，拋出去和泥。
temper clay: moisten the soil 使土地變得潮濕。
△2H.VI.3.1.310: “The uncivil kerns of Ireland arein arms,/ And temper clay with blood ofEnglishmen.”愛爾蘭的粗野步兵已經(jīng)起事，并且用英國人的血灑滿土地。
4. mould. fashion. work upon,influence,direct .guide塑造，形成，對…起作用，影響，指引，引導(dǎo)。
△H.V.2.2.118:“But he that tempered thee,bade thee stand up，”但是任意擺布你的那個惡魔，下命令叫你反叛。
△R.III.1.1.64: “My Lady Grey,his wife,Clarence,'tis she/That tempers him to this extremity.”克拉侖斯，是他的妻子葛雷夫人，是她指使他采取這種極端行動的。
△Gent.3.2.64:“you may temper her by your persuasion/To hateyoung Valentine and love my friend.”你可以靠你的說服力誘導(dǎo)她厭惡年輕的凡倫丁而愛我的這位朋友。
5. modify,moderate減輕，緩和。
△Rom.2.Cho. 14:“Tempering extremities with extreme sweet.” 自有極端的甘甜來緩解極端的困苦。
6. compound,blend,balance 調(diào)合，融合，使平衡。
△Rom.3.3.114 (115): “I thought thy dispositionbetter tempered.” i.e. your disposition better mixedin its qualities;your character better balanced. 我原來以為你的性情涵養(yǎng)得還不錯。
7.?mix調(diào)配。
?modify,moderate,weaken減輕，緩和.沖淡。
△Rom.3.5.97 (96):“Madam,if you couldfind out but a man/To bear a poison,I would temperit，”母親，如果你能找到一個人帶去一服毒藥，就讓我親手調(diào)制(雙關(guān)：沖淡)。
～ vi.
1. blend or accord (with),conform (to),adjust (to)(與…)調(diào)和，(與…)一致，符合(于…)，適應(yīng)（于）。
△3H.VI.4.6.29: “For few men rightly temper with the stars.”i.e. ?accord in harmony with their destinies;
?per-mit themselves to be controlled and guided by theirdestinies (against which it is futile to struggle). 因為很少人能夠?qū)彆r度勢不違天命的。
2. soften (like wax),melt（像蠟一樣）變軟，熔化
△2H.IV.4.3.141 (130):“I have him already tempering between my finger and my thumb，”我已經(jīng)把他在我大拇指和二指中間揉弄得軟化了。 temper[?temp?]n.脾氣，情緒，心情，性情，調(diào)節(jié) v.鍛煉
◇ in a bad temper 發(fā)怒
kee p one’s temper 不發(fā)脾氣
in temper 生氣，發(fā)脾氣
temper force with mercy 剛?cè)嵯酀?br/>temper sth. with sth.使某事緩和
‖ temperament n.氣質(zhì)，性情
temperamental adj.喜怒無常的 |