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phlegmatical

/flɛɡˈmæt.ɪ.kəl/

翻译: 过时的形容词,形容人性情冷静、迟钝或冷淡,源于中世纪四种体液学说中的黏液质。

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adjective

/flɛɡˈmæt.ɪ.kəl/C2formal已废弃
  • zh过时的形容词,形容人性情冷静、迟钝或冷淡,源于中世纪四种体液学说中的黏液质。

An archaic adjective describing a person who is calm, sluggish, or apathetic in temperament, derived from the medieval theory of the four humors.

  1. Calm and unemotionalC1formal

    Having a calm, unexcitable temperament; showing little emotion or enthusiasm.

    zh冷静的

    • He remained phlegmatical even during the crisis.
    • Her phlegmatical response surprised everyone.
    • The phlegmatical driver didn't react to the honking.

    同义词apatheticcoolimpassiveindifferentplacidstoicstolidunemotionalunexcitable

    反义词emotionalenthusiasticexcitableimpassionedpassionate

词形
  • more phlegmatical comparative form
  • most phlegmatical superlative form