A quick-tempered person gets angry very easily. A small thing is enough: a late bus, a loud noise, a wrong word. Temper here is the anger-mood, not how hot the weather is.

A quick-tempered person Quick-tempered的人 gets angry very easily很容易生氣。A small thing is enough一件小事就夠了: a late bus公車晚到, a loud noise太吵, a wrong word講錯一句話。Temper here is the anger-mood這裡的temper(脾氣)是指生氣的情緒, not how hot the weather is不是天氣有多熱。

The word describes a pattern, not one bad afternoon — this person lights up fast, often. It is honest and a little blunt, but it is not a swear word; families say it with a sigh.

The word describes a pattern這個詞形容的是一種模式, not one bad afternoon不是某個倒楣的下午 — this person lights up fast, often這個人是常常、很快就爆發。It is honest and a little blunt這個詞很直白、有點不客氣, but it is not a swear word但不是罵人的話; families say it with a sigh家人講起來常常是嘆口氣的語氣。

Close cousins are short-tempered and hot-tempered (same idea; hot-tempered can sound a bit stronger). The kind opposite is even-tempered or patient.

Close cousins are近義詞有 short-tempered and hot-tempered short-tempered和hot-tempered (same idea同樣的意思; hot-tempered can sound a bit stronger hot-tempered聽起來可能更強烈一點)。The kind opposite is溫和一點的反義詞是 even-tempered or patient even-tempered(脾氣穩定)或patient(有耐心)。

Getting angry once, when something truly bad happens, does not make you quick-tempered. The “quick” is the easy trigger, not the size of the problem.

Getting angry once生氣一次, when something truly bad happens當真的發生很糟的事情, does not make you quick-tempered並不會讓你變成quick-tempered。The “quick” is the easy trigger這個「quick」講的是容易被點燃, not the size of the problem不是問題有多大。