简明英汉词典
characterize
[5kArIktEraIz]
vt.
表现...的特色, 刻画的...性格
美国传统词典[双解]
characterize
char.ac.ter.ize
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v.tr.(及物动词)
character.ized, character.iz.ing, character.iz.es
(1)To describe the qualities or peculiarities of:
描述…的性质或特性:
characterized the warden as ruthless.
将看守员描绘成一个无情的人
(2)To be a distinctive trait or mark of; distinguish:
辨别:成为区别性特征或标记;突出:
the rash and high fever that characterize this disease; a region that is characterized by its dikes and canals.
这种疾病的特征是出疹子和发高烧;以堤坝和运河为特色的一个地区
继承用法
char“acteriz”er
n.(名词)
现代英汉词典
characterize
[5kArIktEraIz]
vt.
-ized, -izing
(1)描绘, 刻画,形容(人或物)
(2)表…特点;具有…特征 (亦作: characterise)
This kind of behaviour characterizes the criminal mind.
这种举止是罪犯的心理特征。
用法词典
characterize
源自希腊语 charakterizein