good-natured [
'gʊd'netʃɚd]
a. 脾气好的, 和蔼的, 温厚的
- He is good-natured, still I don't like him.
他脾气很好,可是我还是不喜欢他。 - He is very good-natured, not to say foolish.
他老实得几乎有点笨。 - He is good-natured, but I still don't like him.
他脾气很好,可是我仍然不喜欢他。
good-natured[ adj ]
having an easygoing and cheerful disposition
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too good-natured to resent a little criticismthe good-natured policeman on our block
the sounds of good-natured play
Good-natured \Good`-na"tured\, a.
Naturally mild in temper; not easily provoked; amiable;
cheerful; not taking offense easily; as, too good-natured to
resent a little criticism; the good-natured policeman on our
block; the sounds of good-natured play. Opposite of
{ill-natured}. [Narrower terms: {equable, even-tempered,
good-tempered, placid ] Also See: {kind}, {pleasant},
{agreeable}, {good-natured}, {pleasing}.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. to one's own liking or feelings or nature; pleasing; -- of
people. Opposite of {disagreeable}.
Syn: agreeable, pleasing.
[WordNet 1.5]
Syn: {Good-natured}, {Good-tempered}, {Good-humored}.
Usage: Good-natured denotes a disposition to please and be
pleased. Good-tempered denotes a habit of mind which
is not easily ruffled by provocations or other
disturbing influences. Good-humored is applied to a
spirit full of ease and cheerfulness, as displayed in
one's outward deportment and in social intercourse. A
good-natured man recommends himself to all by the
spirit which governs him. A good-humored man
recommends himself particularly as a companion. A
good-tempered man is rarely betrayed into anything
which can disturb the serenity of the social circle.
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- The paper's endorsement in the Democratic primary went instead to Mr. Rendell, good-natured "Fast Eddie" to Philadelphians.
- Arnold performs at Club East 4th, a good-natured club of female impersonators who act as surrogate family to one another in pre-AIDS New York.
- The three work an easy room, a good-natured suburban crowd in the Civic Theatre in Hermosa Beach, Calif. At one point they are so moved by the material, they give a standing ovation to the closing act, Mark McCollum.
- When Mr. Quayle breaks out of his mold, he occasionally shows a good-natured, more-caring side that has been seen before in the Senate.
- Bryson said the American firm has been good-natured about its earlier rejection and, to his surprise, made few changes in the book.
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- "There's a lot of spontaneous things that happen in our music that you don't hear a lot on record (elsewhere)." There's a good-natured tiff among the group about numbering their albums.
- Flower viewing parties do not exactly sound like riotous assemblies of good-natured drunks, but in Japan that is invariably what they are.
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- Ronald Reagan seems to be the same handsome, good-natured fellow he was in 1932, when he started out as a $5-a-week sports announcer at WOC radio, a former co-worker said on the eve of the president's return visit.
- Instead of being suspicious of his new surroundings and the inmates thereof, Master William is ceaselessly good-natured, impish and decent.
- From France, he brought back a bee renowned for the quality of its honey. From Greece, a good-natured bee that rarely stings.
- The celebration was far more violent and nationalistic than the good-natured euphoria that followed West Germany's last cup championship in 1974.