A short-tempered person gets angry fast. A small thing — a late bus, a noisy room, a slow computer — is enough.

A short-tempered person short-tempered（脾氣暴躁）的人 gets angry fast很快就會生氣。A small thing一件小事 — a late bus, a noisy room, a slow computer——公車遲到、房間吵鬧、電腦跑很慢 is enough就足夠了。

It is about how quickly the anger comes, not about being unkind all day. We all know someone like this, and we are sometimes this on a tired day.

It is about這說的是 how quickly the anger comes怒氣來得有多快 not about being unkind all day而不是整天都很兇。We all know someone like this我們都認識這樣的人 and we are sometimes this on a tired day而累的時候，我們自己有時候也會這樣。

Though actually, it describes a habit of the temper: they are like this often, not just once. One angry afternoon does not make you short-tempered.

Though actually不過實際上 it describes a habit of the temper這形容的是脾氣上的一種習慣 they are like this often他們常常這樣 not just once而不是只有一次。One angry afternoon一個生氣的下午 does not make you short-tempered不會讓你變成short-tempered。

Temper here is not the weather's temperature; it is your inner weather — how soon you explode. The noun is a short temper: she has a short temper. The adjective adds -ed: short-tempered.

Temper here這裡的temper（脾氣） is not the weather's temperature不是天氣的溫度 it is your inner weather而是你內在的天氣 how soon you explode也就是你多快會爆發。The noun名詞是 a short temper a short temper（暴躁的脾氣） she has a short temper例如she has a short temper（她脾氣很暴躁）。The adjective形容詞 adds -ed加上-ed short-tempered變成short-tempered。

It is not a swear word, but it is not a compliment either. Softer cousins are impatient and irritable.

It is not a swear word這不是一句罵人的話 but it is not a compliment either但也不是稱讚。Softer cousins are比較溫和的近義詞是 impatient and irritable impatient（沒耐心）和irritable（易怒）。