Despite the common name 'tiger', the thylacine had a shy, nervous temperament.

尽管俗称“老虎”，袋狼的性格却害羞、紧张。

He had a ready faculty, indeed, of escaping from any topic that agitated his too sensitive and nervous temperament.

事实上，他有一种现成的能力，可以逃避任何会激怒他过于敏感和紧张的性格的话题。