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phlegmatic

/fleg-mat-ik/US // flɛgˈmæt ɪk //UK // (flɛɡˈmætɪk) //

慢性子的人,慢性子,慢性子的,慢热型

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : not easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic; sluggish.
    • : self-possessed, calm, or composed.
    • : of the nature of or abounding in the humor phlegm.

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Examples

  • Such were the emotions he triggered among this city's usually phlegmatic residents.

  • Phlegmatic though he might have been, Levine had a wonderfully dry, self-deprecating sense of humor.

  • An upright, phlegmatic man who finally led the contemplative life of one of the ancient hermits.

  • If one remains silent and controlled, then one is "phlegmatic," "cool-blooded," "unpatriotic."

  • But a deafening peal of thunder cut short the sentence of the phlegmatic prince lecturing the royal spouse.

  • Though giants are often phlegmatic, his big frame embedded highly-strung nerves.

  • The marvellous exhibition of endurance aroused the phlegmatic Turk to real enthusiasm.

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