temper
gb/tˈɛmpɚ/ us/tˈɛmpɚ/
B1
อังกฤษ
~ 2000
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำนาม
B1
property
1
A person's anger control level
How easily or not a person gets angry.
รูปแบบการใช้:
lose/keep [one's] temper
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'temper' with 'temperature'. They are unrelated in meaning.
คำพ้องความหมาย
disposition (More general about personality, not limited to anger.)
|
mood (Refers to temporary emotional state, not a general tendency.)
คำตรงข้าม
calmness (Opposite in that it means a steady and relaxed state.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
bad temper
|lose your temper
|keep your temper
|short temper
|quick temper
หัวข้อ
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- He lost his temper when the waiter spilled coffee on him.
- She has a quick temper and often argues with her colleagues.
- It's important to keep your temper during negotiations.
- His bad temper makes him difficult to work with.
- She managed to control her temper despite the provocation.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- He lost his temper when he heard the bad news.
- She has a short temper and gets angry fast.
- Try to keep your temper in class.
- He is known for his bad temper.
- She can control her temper very well.
คำกริยา
B2
action
2
To moderate or soften something
To make something less strong or less extreme.
รูปแบบการใช้:
temper [something] with [something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may confuse 'temper' as a verb with 'temporary', which is unrelated.
คำพ้องความหมาย
moderate (Similar meaning but more common in formal contexts.)
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soften (Implies making gentler or less harsh.)
คำตรงข้าม
intensify (Means to make something stronger rather than weaker.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
temper justice with mercy
|temper criticism with praise
หัวข้อ
daily life
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- She tempered her criticism with a few kind words.
- The heat was tempered by a cool breeze.
- He tempered his enthusiasm with caution.
- The speech was tempered to avoid offending anyone.
- They tempered the spicy sauce with cream.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- She tempered her anger with kindness.
- The sun was tempered by clouds.
- He tempered his words to be polite.
- They tempered the soup with water.
- The teacher tempered his rules with understanding.
คำนาม
technical
C1
property
3
Hardness/elasticity of treated metal/glass
How hard or flexible metal or glass is after special heating and cooling.
คำพ้องความหมาย
hardness (General term for resistance to deformation; not specific to heat treatment.)
คำตรงข้าม
softness (Opposite in physical hardness.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
spring temper
|full temper
หัวข้อ
science
|manufacturing
|technology
ตัวอย่าง
- The blade was given a high temper for durability.
- Different tools require different tempers of steel.
- The glass was of a special temper to resist breaking.
- They adjusted the temper of the sword for flexibility.
- Tempered steel has an ideal balance of hardness and toughness.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The knife has a hard temper.
- Steel can have a different temper.
- They changed the temper of the metal.
- Glass can have a strong temper.
- The sword has a perfect temper.
คำกริยา
technical
C1
action
4
Heat-treat metal or glass
To heat and cool metal or glass to make it harder or stronger.
รูปแบบการใช้:
temper [metal/glass]
คำพ้องความหมาย
harden (General term for making harder; doesn't imply the specific process of tempering.)
คำตรงข้าม
anneal (A process that softens metal instead of hardening it.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
temper steel
|temper glass
หัวข้อ
science
|manufacturing
|technology
ตัวอย่าง
- The blacksmith tempered the blade after forging it.
- Tempering steel improves its strength and flexibility.
- They tempered the glass for safety purposes.
- You should temper the chisel before using it on stone.
- The sword was tempered for combat use.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The worker tempered the steel.
- They tempered the glass for windows.
- He tempered the knife blade.
- We tempered the sword for battle.
- The company tempers all its tools.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
temper
IPA
GB/tˈɛmpɚ/
US/tˈɛmpɚ/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
tem - per (2 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (tem)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: temper
- Plural: temper, tempers
Verb
- Base: temper
- 3rd Person Singular: tempers
- Present Participle: tempering
- Past: tempered
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
tempers
noun
tempering
verb
tempered
verb
Core family
temperament
noun B2
temperamental
adjective B2
Related words
temperate
adjective B2
temperance
noun C1
Negative and opposite forms
intemperate
adjective
Advanced or less common
temperamentally
adverb C1
intemperance
noun
วลีและสำนวน
keep your temper
1/kˈip jˈʊɹ tˈɛmpɚ/
idiom
Stay calm under provocation
To stay calm and not get angry.
ตัวอย่าง
- Despite the insults, she kept her temper.
- It's hard to keep your temper when people are rude.
lose your temper
1/lˈuz jˈʊɹ tˈɛmpɚ/
idiom
Suddenly get very angry
To suddenly get very angry.
ตัวอย่าง
- He lost his temper when he saw the mess in the kitchen.
- Try not to lose your temper during the meeting.
temper justice with mercy
1/tˈɛmpɚ d͡ʒˈʌstɪs wˈɪθ mˈɚsi/
fixed phrase
formal
Make punishment kinder or softer
To make punishment less strict by showing kindness or forgiveness.
ตัวอย่าง
- The judge tempered justice with mercy when sentencing the young offender.
- Leaders should temper justice with mercy in difficult times.