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dis·po·si·tion AHD[dĭs'pə-zĭshʹən] D.J.[ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən]K.K.[ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən]n.（名词）- One's usual mood; temperament:一贯的性情；脾气：a sweet disposition.和蔼温柔的性格
- A habitual inclination; a tendency:意向；倾向：a disposition to disagree.反对的倾向
- A physical property or tendency:生理的特性或倾向：a swelling with a disposition to rupture.容易破裂的肿瘤
- Arrangement, positioning, or distribution:排列，布置，配置：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：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
- Middle English disposicioun 中古英语 disposicioun
- from Old French disposition 源自 古法语 disposition
- from Latin dispositiō dispositiōn- 源自 拉丁语 dispositiō dispositiōn-
- from dispositus [past participle of] dispōnere [to dispose] * see dispose 源自 dispositus dispōnere的过去分词 [布置，处理；使想要] * 参见 dispose
disposition, temperament, character, personality, nature- These 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： "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： "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： "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： "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： "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）
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