tempered

动词 temper:

1. toughen (steel or glass) by a process of gradually heating and cooling
   同义词：anneal, temper, normalize
2. harden by reheating and cooling in oil
   同义词：temper, harden
3. adjust the pitch (of pianos)
   同义词：temper
4. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate
   同义词：temper, season, mollify
5. restrain or temper
   同义词：chasten, moderate, temper

形容词 tempered:

1. made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment
   同义词：treated, hardened, toughened
2. adjusted or attuned by adding a counterbalancing element

1. She inherited her mother's good looks and her father's bad temper.
   她生来就有母亲的美貌和父亲的坏脾气。
2. The Rev.Lawrence Lucas is way out of line. His blatantly anti-Semitic statements Monday were not the stuff of tempered judgment. Or of moral leadership. Or of human sensitivity.
   卢卡斯牧师太过离谱。他星期一大言不惭地发表反对犹太人的谈话，不免偏激。既非道德楷模，也不顾他人感受。
3. You must be a saint to be able to stand his temper!
   能受得了他的脾气，一定得非常有涵养！
4. She's a real lady never loses her temper.
   她是个有教养的女子--从来不发脾气。