temperament 气质，性格.与temper区别。creative/impulsive/difficult temperment

temperament [ˈtemprəmənt]
n. 性格temper脾气+ament性格
have an artistic temperament
impulsive temperament
a bit odd temperament
Success often depends on temperament.  成功常常取决于一个人的性格.
Children born with a difficult temperament that strongly influences thedevelopment of their personality.
There is indeed research showing that children’s temperament is a strongpredictor of their subsequent personality.