People's personality and character traits

Impetuous (adj) /ɪmˈpetʃuəs/ (She's so impetuous that she often acts without thinking.)

🔸 acting suddenly without thinking first, often in a negative way → bốc đồng; hấp tấp

Impulsive (adj) /ɪmˈpʌlsɪv/ (His impulsive generosity led him to give money away.)

🔸 acting suddenly without thinking, often in a positive or neutral way → bốc đồng; hành động theo thôi thúc

Effusive (adj) /ɪˈfjuːsɪv/ (She gave me such an effusive welcome.)

🔸 giving exaggerated expressions of pleasure, praise or gratitude → nồng nhiệt quá mức; vồn vã

Excitable (adj) /ɪkˈsaɪtəbl/ (He's a very excitable child.)

🔸 easily excited by things → dễ bị kích động; dễ phấn khích

Pushy (adj) /ˈpʊʃi/ (She's so pushy and always wants things her own way.)

🔸 always selfishly promoting your own position or interests → thúc ép; lấn lướt; quá áp đặt

Self-conscious (adj) /ˌself ˈkɒnʃəs/ (She felt self-conscious when she had to speak in public.)

🔸 nervous or uncomfortable because you think people are thinking about you or your actions → ngượng ngùng; mất tự nhiên; quá để ý đến bản thân

Well-balanced (adj) /ˌwel ˈbælənst/ (She's a well-balanced person who makes sensible decisions.)

🔸 calm and reasonable and showing good judgement → điềm đạm; cân bằng; sáng suốt

Taciturn (adj) /ˈtæsɪtɜːn/ (He was rather taciturn when I first met him.)

🔸 reserved and saying very little → ít nói; kiệm lời

Diffident (adj) /ˈdɪfɪdənt/ (Mr Rogers is such a diffident man.)

🔸 lacking confidence; having a low opinion of yourself → rụt rè; thiếu tự tin

Self-esteem (n) /ˌself ɪˈstiːm/ (He seems to have quite low self-esteem.)

🔸 the opinion and confidence you have in yourself → lòng tự trọng; sự tự tin vào bản thân

Reserved (adj) /rɪˈzɜːvd/ (English people are traditionally thought of as rather reserved.)

🔸 not immediately sociable or openly expressive → kín đáo; dè dặt; ít cởi mở

Aloof (adj) /əˈluːf/ (Eva tends to be rather aloof.)

🔸 unfriendly and not sociable → lạnh lùng; xa cách

Haughty (adj) /ˈhɔːti/ (She can be very haughty at times.)

🔸 behaving as if you think you are better than other people → kiêu ngạo; kẻ cả

Disdainful (adj) /dɪsˈdeɪnfəl/ (She can be rather disdainful of other people.)

🔸 showing that you do not believe others deserve respect → khinh miệt; coi thường

Unapproachable (adj) /ˌʌnəˈprəʊtʃəbl/ (I've always found him very unapproachable.)

🔸 not easy to be sociable with or start a conversation with → khó gần; khó tiếp cận

Approachable (adj) /əˈprəʊtʃəbl/ (Her colleague is very approachable.)

🔸 easy to talk to or start a conversation with → dễ gần; dễ tiếp cận

Conceited (adj) /kənˈsiːtɪd/ (Natasha is very conceited.)

🔸 having an exaggerated sense of your own importance or abilities → tự phụ; tự mãn

Self-important (adj) /ˌself ɪmˈpɔːtənt/ (He is rather self-important.)

🔸 believing that you are more important than you really are → tự cho mình là quan trọng; tự cao

Modest (adj) /ˈmɒdɪst/ (Rachel is such a modest person.)

🔸 not exaggerating your own qualities or achievements → khiêm tốn

Naive (adj) /naɪˈiːv/ (He is somewhat naive and believes love can solve everything.)

🔸 too ready to believe simple things, perhaps because of inexperience → ngây thơ; non nớt

Gullible (adj) /ˈɡʌləbl/ (Telephone salespeople often take advantage of gullible people.)

🔸 easily deceived → cả tin; dễ bị lừa

Conscientious (adj) /ˌkɒnʃiˈenʃəs/ (My father was a very conscientious man.)

🔸 always taking your work and responsibilities seriously → tận tâm; có trách nhiệm; chu đáo

Restless (adj) /ˈrestləs/ (She's a restless individual who is always wanting something new.)

🔸 not satisfied with what you are doing and wanting something new → bồn chồn; không chịu đứng yên; không thỏa mãn

Obstinate (adj) /ˈɒbstɪnət/ (You are so obstinate that you never listen to advice.)

🔸 unwilling to change your opinion despite persuasion → bướng bỉnh; ngoan cố

Pig-headed (adj) /ˌpɪɡ ˈhedɪd/ (Why are you being so pig-headed?)

🔸 similar to obstinate but stronger; informal → cứng đầu; lì lợm; bướng bỉnh