| [/ˈkærəktə(r); ˋkærɪktɚ/] n 用法:
1 [C] (a) mental or moral qualities that make a person, group, nation, etc different from others （个人、 集体、 民族等特有的）品质, 特性:
What does her handwriting tell you about her character? 你从她的画法中看到她有什麽个性? *
His character is very different from his wife's. 他和他妻子的性格迥然不同. *
The British character is often said to be phlegmatic. 英国人的性格常说成是冷漠的.
(b) all those features that make a thing, a place, an event, etc what it is and different from others （事物、 地方、 事件等的）特点, 特徵, 特性, 特色:
the character of the desert landscape 沙漠景色的特点 *
The whole character of the village has changed since I was last here. 自从我上次到这里以来, 这个村庄的特色完全改变了. *
The wedding took on the character of (ie became like) a farce when the vicar fell flat on his face. 牧师 了个大马趴, 婚礼变得像出笑剧. 用法:
2 [U] (a) striking individuality 显著的个性:
drab houses with no character 没有特色的单调房屋.
(b) moral strength 道德的力量; 品格; 品德:
a woman of character 有道德的女子 *
It takes character to say a thing like that. 说那样的话需要有骨气. *
Some people think military service is character-building. 有些人认为服兵役能陶冶情操. 用法:
3 [C] (a) (infml) person, esp an odd or unpleasant one 人（尤指古怪或令人讨厌的人）:
He looks a suspicious character. 他像个可疑的人.
(b) (approv 褒) person who is not ordinary or typical; person with individuality 与众不同的人; 有个性的人:
She's a real/quite a character! 她真[很]有个性! 用法:
4 [C] person in a novel, play, etc （小说、 戏剧等中的）人物:
the characters in the novels of Charles Dickens 狄更斯小说中的人物. 用法:
5 [C] reputation, esp a good one 名声（尤指好名声）; 声望:
damage sb's character 损害某人的名声. 用法:
6 [C] letter, sign or mark used in a system of writing or printing （用於书写或印刷系统的）字母、 符号或记号:
Chinese, Greek, Russian, etc characters 汉字、 希腊字母、 俄文字母. 用法:
7 (idm 习语) in/out of character typical/not typical of a person's character(1a) 合乎[不合乎]某人的性格:
Her behaviour last night was quite out of character. 她昨晚的举止与她的性格很不相符. |