阿摩線上測驗
7. Justice must be ________ with mercy.
(A) tampered
(B) timbered
(C) tempered
(D) tumbled
統計： A(516), B(254), C(927), D(411), E(0) #2515993
詳解 (共 10 筆)
Temper，動詞「搭配」「相輔相成」
Justice must be tempered with mercy.
(恩威要並濟)
Ambition is best tempered with knowledge.
(有雄心也得有知識來搭配)
A theory must be tempered with reality.
(理論必須有事實來相輔)
(A) tampered損害，削弱；竄改 (B) timbered用木材建造（或裝配）；用木材支撐
(C) tempered 緩和 搭配
(D) tumbled跌倒；滾下；墜落
(A) tamper 擅自改動；蓄意破壞 (a到別人車)
to touch or make changes to something that you should not, usually without enough knowledge of how it works or when you are trying to damage it
I could see immediately that the lock had been tampered with.
我一下子就看出鎖已被人動過了。
脾氣；易怒
the tendency to become angry very quickly
lose your temper / keep your temper
消退；緩和
make something less strong, extreme
My enthusiasm for the venture was tempered by my knowledge of the hard work that would be involved.
當我了解到完成這個風險專案計劃所要做的工作時，我的熱情多少消退了一些。
I learned to temper my criticism.
我學會批評別人時語氣要緩和些。
(D) tumbled (跌了U跤)
to fall quickly and without control
I lost my footing and tumbled down the stairs.
我一失足從樓梯上滾了下來。
At any moment the whole building could tumble down.
整幢建築隨時有可能倒塌。
He lost his balance and tumbled over.
他失去平衡摔倒了。
She took a nasty tumble on her way to work and grazed her arm.
她上班途中重重摔了一跤，擦傷了胳膊。
Share prices tumbled yesterday.
昨天股票大跌。
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to move in an uncontrolled way, as if falling or likely to fall
跌跌撞撞地走
An excited group of children tumbled out of school/the bus.
一群激動不已的孩子一窩蜂地跑出了學校／跑下了公車。
tamper緩和 脾氣 timber 木材 tumble 跌倒 驟降
tempered adjective (CONTROLLED) limited or controlled, or made less extreme
受到限制的;被控制的;變淡的(REDUCE)
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/zht/%E8%A9%9E%E5%85%B8/%E8%8B%B1%E8%AA%9E-%E6%BC%A2%E8%AA%9E-%E7%B9%81%E9%AB%94/tempered
