The engineer added a dampening layer to temper the vibrations of the bridge during high winds.
工程师添加了一层减震层，以缓和桥梁在强风中的振动。
Which choice best defines “temper”?
C — To moderate or soften; mood.. “temper” means To moderate or soften; mood..
Which word means “To moderate or soften; mood.”?
B — temper. “temper” means To moderate or soften; mood..
temper — To moderate or soften; mood.. In Chinese: 缓和;调和;使温和;脾气.
temper is pronounced //ˈtempər//.
The engineer added a dampening layer to temper the vibrations of the bridge during high winds. (工程师添加了一层减震层，以缓和桥梁在强风中的振动。)
moderate, soften, mitigate — all close in meaning to temper (To moderate or soften; mood.).
intensify, aggravate — each the opposite of temper (To moderate or soften; mood.).
Yes. temper is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
temper(调和,如 temperature) → 调到适度 → 缓和。