good-natured(形容词):性情温和的;脾气好的;友善随和的。常用来形容一个人容易相处、不爱计较,有时也带有“心地善良”的含义。(另有较少见用法可指语气/玩笑“无恶意的”。)
/ˌɡʊd ˈneɪtʃərd/
She is good-natured and always willing to help.
她性情温和,总是乐于帮忙。
Though he was teased, he remained good-natured, responding with a laugh that eased the tension in the room.
尽管被取笑,他依然脾气很好,用笑声化解了房间里的紧张气氛。
由 good(好的)+ natured(具有某种“天性/性情”的)构成;其中 -natured 是英语里常见的构词方式,用来表示“有……性情的”(如 ill-natured “坏脾气的”、even-natured “性情平和的”)。整体字面意思就是“有好的天性/好脾气的”。