disposition

temper, character, nature, personality, disposition, complexion

名词 disposition:

1. your usual mood
   同义词：temperament
2. the act or means of getting rid of something
   同义词：disposal
3. an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
   同义词：inclination, tendency
4. a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing

1. Joanna had a gentle retiring disposition.
   乔安娜性格温柔而腼腆。
2. Is a sweet disposition a recommendation in a wife?
   温和的性情是做妻子的可取之处吗？
3. The child had a placid disposition.
   这个孩子性情温和。
4. She has a calm and introverted disposition.
   她性格文静内向。
5. The choice is no longer in their disposition.
   选择权已不在他们手中了。
6. They showed a disposition to sign the contract.
   他们表示有签订合同的意愿。

dis.po.si.tion

n.（名词）
One`s usual mood; temperament:
一贯的性情；脾气：
例句：
a sweet disposition.
和蔼温柔的性格

A habitual inclination; a tendency:
意向；倾向：
例句：
a disposition to disagree.
反对的倾向

A physical property or tendency:
生理的特性或倾向：
例句：
a swelling with a disposition to rupture.
容易破裂的肿瘤

Arrangement, positioning, or distribution:
排列，布置，配置：
例句：
a cheerful disposition of colors and textures; a convoy oriented into a north-south disposition.
颜色与纹理赏心悦目的配置；排列成南北向的护送部队

A final settlement:
处理；最终的决定：
例句：
disposition of the deceased`s property.
对死者财产的处理

An act of disposing of; a bestowal or transfer to another.
赠与；出售，转让

The power or liberty to control, direct, or dispose.
支配权，处置权，处置的自由
Management; control.
管理，控制

来源：
Middle English disposicioun
中古英语 disposicioun
from Old French disposition
源自 古法语 disposition
from Latin dispositiô dispositiôn-
源自 拉丁语 dispositiô dispositiôn-
from dispositus [past participle of] dispônere [to dispose] * see dispose
源自 dispositus [] dispônere的过去分词 [布置，处理；使想要] *参见 dispose

<参考词汇><同义词>disposition,temperament,character,personality,natureThese nouns refer to the combination of qualities that identify a person.
这些名词都指辨别一个人的综合品质。
Disposition is approximately equivalent to prevailing frame of mind or spirit:
Disposition 大致等同于最主要的思想或精神结构：
例句：
.A patronizing disposition always has its meaner side. (George Eliot).
.捐助的意向有它更为自私的一面. （乔治·艾略）。

Temperament applies broadly to the sum of physical, emotional, and intellectual characteristics that affect or determine a person`s actions and reactions:
Temperament 广泛地用于指影响或决定一个人的行动或反应的身体的、情感的和智力特征的总和：
例句：
.Her highly strung temperament made her uncertain . . . capricious . . . enchanting. (George Bernard Shaw).
.她极易激动的个性使得她性情多变. . .反复无常. . .魅力无穷. （乔治·贝尔纳·萧伯纳）。

Character especially emphasizes moral and ethical qualities:
Character 特别强调道德和伦理上的品质：
例句：
.Education has for its object the formation of character. (Herbert Spencer).
.教育的目标在于形成性格. （赫伯特·斯宾赛）。

Personality is the sum of distinctive traits that give a person individuality:
Pensonality 是使某人表现出独特个性的明显特点的总和：
例句：
.The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed. (Carl Jung).
.两种个性的相遇就如同两种化学物质的接触：如果有什么反应的话，两者都会转变. （卡尔·荣格）。

Nature denotes native or inherent qualities:
Nature 意为具有的自然或天生的品质：
例句：
.It is my habit,—I hope I may say, my nature,—to believe the best of people. (George W. Curtis).
.这是我的习惯——我希望可以说，我的天性——相信别人的长处" （乔治·W·柯蒂）