choler

• n. 胆汁；愤怒

来自PIE*ghel, 发光，颜色，词源同gall, chlorine,yellow.

1. an irritable petulant feeling

2. a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

3. a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the liver and to cause irritability and anger

choler (n.)

late 14c., "bile," as one of the humors, supposed to cause irascibility or temper, from Old French colere "bile, anger," from Late Latin cholera "bile" (see cholera).

I felt quite amused at his unwarranted choler.

他的无名怒火使我觉得很有趣.

辞典例句

SAMPSON I mean, an we be in choler, we'll draw.

山:我说, 咱们要是发起脾气来, 就会拔剑动武.

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Sampson: I mean, an we be in choler, we'll draw.

山铺孙: 我的意思是, 如果他们激怒我们, 我们就拔(剑).

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