Describes a person (or sometimes an animal) whose usual mood is kind and gentle — someone who does not snap at people, does not get angry easily, and is pleasant to be around even on a bad day. The key idea is temper, meaning the mood you tend to have, not the mood you are in today. So it is about a person's steady nature, and you would not say it about one afternoon.

Describes a person形容一個人 (or sometimes an animal有時候也用在動物身上) whose usual mood is kind and gentle平常的心情就是溫和善良 — someone who does not snap at people不會對人發脾氣, does not get angry easily不容易生氣, and is pleasant to be around even on a bad day就算心情不好那天也還是讓人覺得好相處。The key idea is temper這裡的關鍵字是temper, meaning the mood you tend to have指的是你一貫的心情傾向, not the mood you are in today不是你今天的心情。So it is about a person's steady nature所以講的是一個人穩定的性格, and you would not say it about one afternoon你不會用它來形容某一個下午。

The word feels slightly old-fashioned and a little formal, the sort of thing you read in a novel or hear an older person say. Younger speakers are more likely to say easy-going, laid-back, or just really nice.

The word feels slightly old-fashioned and a little formal這個詞給人有點過時、有點正式的感覺, the sort of thing you read in a novel是你會在小說裡讀到 or hear an older person say或聽長輩說的那種話。Younger speakers are more likely to say年輕一輩比較常說 easy-going easy-going(隨和), laid-back laid-back(輕鬆自在), or just really nice或就直接說really nice(人很好)。

It is used warmly, but it is quiet praise — it says someone is pleasant, not that they are clever or strong or interesting.

It is used warmly這個詞用起來是溫暖的, but it is quiet praise但屬於低調的稱讚 — it says someone is pleasant它說的是這個人討人喜歡, not that they are clever or strong or interesting不是說他們聰明、強悍、或有趣。

It is very common about babies, dogs and horses: a sweet-tempered baby is one who rarely cries. Its opposite, bad-tempered, is much more common in everyday speech than sweet-tempered is.

It is very common非常常見 about babies, dogs and horses用在嬰兒、狗、和馬身上: a sweet-tempered baby is one who rarely cries sweet-tempered baby(脾氣好的寶寶)就是很少哭的那種。Its opposite, bad-tempered它的反義詞bad-tempered(脾氣壞), is much more common in everyday speech在日常說話裡常見得多 than sweet-tempered is比sweet-tempered。