temperamentally
adverb uk/ˌtem.pər.əˈmen.təl.i/ /ˌtem.prəˈmen.təl.i/ us/ˌtem.pɚ.əˈmen.t̬əl.i/
(PERSON)
性情上
in a way that relates to someone's character and feelings
He was temperamentally unsuited to the job. 他在性情上不适合这份工作。
喜怒无常地
in a way that shows someone's mood often changes suddenly
He ran up enormous bills and acted temperamentally with the hotel staff. 他欠下了几笔巨债，对着酒店工作人员大发雷霆。
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- They're very different temperamentally
- I believe he is temperamentally unfit to be president.
- Temperamentally, he is sunnier and more restrained than some of his contemporaries.
- Both were war veterans, but temperamentally they were opposites.
- After working together for years, the two proved to be temperamentally incompatible.
- She threw a tantrum and temperamentally tossed her book across the room.
(MACHINE)
informal（运转）不稳定地，时好时坏地
in a way that involves something working well sometimes and not working at other times
After examining my car, they said they had absolutely no idea why it has been behaving temperamentally. 在检查了我的车后，他们说他们完全不知道为什么车况时好时坏。
See: temperamental
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- The heat is playing havoc with electronics, and our phone lines are behaving temperamentally.