Jeff_999 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Help explain a relationship
Does "temper" suggest "tending to vary often; being volatile"? How do you explain the relationships expressed in the two pairs below. (They are analogous.)
VOLATILE: TEMPER::
ready: wit
VOLATILE: TEMPER::
ready: wit
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Does "temper" suggest "tending to vary often; being volatile"?No. In this analogy, "temper" means "tendency to become angry"; "wit" is "cleverness with words".
The phrase used to describe someone who is quickly angered is "... has a volatile temper". That means his tendency toward anger is easily set off.
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Thank you CJ. I got it.
But I think both "temper" and "wit" indicate "quickness". For example, 'temper' means 'the tendency to become easily angry', and 'wit' means 'quickness of perception or discernment, or the ability to response or say something clearly and quickly."
I think the first words of both pairs can be seen as "characteristic" of the second two words.
But I think both "temper" and "wit" indicate "quickness". For example, 'temper' means 'the tendency to become easily angry', and 'wit' means 'quickness of perception or discernment, or the ability to response or say something clearly and quickly."
I think the first words of both pairs can be seen as "characteristic" of the second two words.
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