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phlegmatic

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++phleg·mat·ic /fleɡˈmætɪk/ adjective  CALMcalm and not easily excited or worried 冷静的,沉着的,镇定的 The taxi driver, a phlegmatic man in middle age, showed no surprise at this request. 出租车司机是个冷静的中年人,对这一要求毫不惊讶。phlegmatically /-kli/ adverb
Examples from the Corpus
phlegmaticHe was rational, relaxed, phlegmatic.Though normally phlegmatic, Jan was beginning to get alarmed.His driver, a phlegmatic man in middle age, evinced no surprise.Eager to work and leave their mark, the Volunteers seethed at the phlegmatic nature of the program.Robbie was surprised and relieved to find Fen his usual phlegmatic self next morning.His letters confirm a highly inquisitive mind regarding natural and scientific phenomena and suggest a phlegmatic temperament and a dry humour.Cézanne was phlegmatic, timid, at times virtually dumb.Midwesterners, naturally phlegmatic, would be stirred only if they considered that something was really wrong.
phleg·mat·ic adjectiveChineseSyllable
not calm easily Corpus or and excited worried


phlegmatic
phlegmatic /fleɡˈmætɪk/ adjective
calm and not easily excited or worried:
    The taxi driver, a phlegmatic man in middle age, showed no surprise at this request.
—phlegmatically /-kli/ adverb


phleg·mat·icBrE /fleɡˈmætɪk/ 🔊NAmE /fleɡˈmætɪk/ 🔊 adjectivenot easily made angry or upset 冷静的;镇定的;不易冲动的 SYN calm a phlegmatic temperament平和的性情 phleg·mat·ic·al·ly BrE /fleɡˈmætɪkli/ 🔊NAmE /fleɡˈmætɪkli/ 🔊 adverb