temperamental
adj. 气质的; 性格的; 不可靠的; <口>喜怒无常的
If you say that someone is temperamental, you are criticizing them for not being calm or quiet by nature, but having moods that change often and suddenly.
He is very temperamental and critical.
他好使性子,还爱挑毛病。
...a man given to temperamental outbursts and paranoia.
喜怒无常、生性多疑的人
If you describe something such as a machine or car as temperamental, you mean that it often does not work properly.
I first started cruising in yachts with temperamental petrol engines...
我刚开始驾驶游艇航行时,艇上的汽油发动机老出毛病。
Vickers machine-guns could be temperamental.
维克斯机枪有时会出故障。
1. relating to or caused by temperament;
2. subject to sharply varying moods;
3. likely to perform unpredictably;
The answer maybe a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity adverture over the love of ease.
答案也许就是让勇敢的心战胜怯懦、脱离安逸的生活挑战自己的极限.
He is very temperamental.
他很容易感情激动.
He was seen as truculent, temperamental, too unwilling to tolerate others.
他们认为他为人蛮横无理, 性情暴躁, 不大能容人.
He has a temperamental dislike for hard work.
他本质上不喜欢辛苦的工作.
He has a temperamental dislike of sports.
他生性不喜欢运动.