A tantrum is a burst of loud, unreasonable anger — crying, shouting, sometimes throwing things or lying on the floor. It belongs first to small children, who have big feelings and few words: a two-year-old in a supermarket who wants sweets is having a tantrum.

A tantrum tantrum is是 a burst of loud, unreasonable anger一陣大聲、不講理的發脾氣 — crying, shouting哭、大叫, sometimes throwing things or lying on the floor有時候還會摔東西或躺在地上耍賴。It belongs first to small children這個字首先是小孩子的專利, who have big feelings and few words因為他們情緒很大、詞彙卻很少: a two-year-old in a supermarket who wants sweets is having a tantrum一個在超市裡想要糖果的兩歲小孩，就是在發脾氣。

The word is also used about adults, and then it is an insult: calling a politician's angry outburst a tantrum says they behaved like a child. Two things make it a tantrum rather than plain anger — it comes suddenly, and the reason does not match the size of it.

The word is also used about adults這個字也用在大人身上, and then it is an insult這時候就是一種羞辱: calling a politician's angry outburst a tantrum把政治人物的發怒說成tantrum says等於在說 they behaved like a child他表現得像個小孩。Two things make it a tantrum rather than plain anger有兩件事讓它成為tantrum而不是單純的生氣 — it comes suddenly它來得很突然, and the reason does not match the size of it而且原因跟反應的大小不成比例。

The usual partners are throw and have: "throw a tantrum", "have a tantrum", and about children, "be in a tantrum". Parents in English-speaking countries also say the temper tantrum, which means the same, and toddlers' tantrum-heavy age is called the terrible twos.

The usual partners are常見的搭配詞是 throw and havethrow和have: 'throw a tantrum', 'have a tantrum'「throw a tantrum」、「have a tantrum」, and about children而講小孩的時候, 'be in a tantrum'還會說「be in a tantrum」。Parents in English-speaking countries英語系國家的家長 also say也會說 the temper tantrumthe temper tantrum, which means the same意思一樣, and toddlers' tantrum-heavy age is called the terrible twos而幼兒特別愛發脾氣的年紀就叫做the terrible twos（可怕的兩歲）。

Everyday, informal-but-standard word; you would use it with your child's teacher without hesitation.

Everyday, informal-but-standard word這是個日常、口語但正式場合也能用的字; you would use it with your child's teacher without hesitation就算對孩子的老師講，你也可以放心用。