| 词汇 | choleric |
| 释义 | choleric adjective formaluk /kɒlˈer.ɪk//ˈkɒl.ər.ɪk/ us /kəˈler.ɪk//ˈkɑː.lɚ.ɪk/ very angry or easily annoyed暴怒的；易怒的，性情暴躁的 Synonyms irascibleformal short-tempered Angry and displeased acridly acrimonious acrimoniously aggrieved amused fed up fed up to the back teethidiom fired up fit to be tiedidiom fractiously not be a happy camperidiom outraged peeved piqued pissed off venomous warpath wound up wrathful wrathfully A lively looking porter stood on the rear platform of a sleeping-car in the Pennsylvania station when a fussy and choleric old man clambered up the steps. He appears to have been a man of great energy and originality of character, concealing an excellent heart under the roughest manners and most choleric of tempers. I visualised the choleric blue eye of the Colonel and shuddered. Jeanne was a choleric person and a miser. The choleric eyes of the president softened a little, and grew grave as they studied the impassive face of the young man. Examples of cholericcholeric Whilst the influence of this choleric cleric and prodigious writer was enormous, scholarly interest has been slight. Diseases (such as quotidian fever) that originate in phlegm are more frequent than diseases that originate in choleric humor, such as tertiary fever. Perhaps it was the effect of the hot summer; he was occasionally choleric. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Choleric critics of our youth today talk about juvenile delinquency. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He yells at the servants for serving mutton, a choleric food, to two people who are already choleric. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Four elements (earth, air, fire and water) combine into complexion, which combines into states (the four temperaments: sanguine, phlegmatic, choleric, and melancholic). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Pupils found him a somewhat choleric and exacting master and a great recluse from academic society. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A person showing signs of phlegmatism might have been served wine (a choleric drink and the direct opposite humor to phlegmatic) to balance this. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This is also related to the classical elements of air, water, earth, and fire; as sanguine, phlegmatic, melancholic, and choleric, respectively. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The melancholy and choleric, however, shared a sustained response, and the sanguine and phlegmatic shared a short-lived response. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The melancholic and choleric, however, shared a sustained response (dryness), and the sanguine and phlegmatic shared a short-lived response (wetness). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Put in terms of the 5 factor level of personality, choleric people are high in neuroticism and high in extraversion. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It was traditionally held to be hot and excessively dry and ruled the choleric humor. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Also, the melancholy and sanguine would be sort of opposites, as the choleric and phlegmatic, since they have opposite traits. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. His temperament was impulsive and choleric, and his education but modest. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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