character 英 [ˈkærəktə(r)]   美 [ˈkærəktɚ]

character

character  英 [ˈkærəktə(r)] 美 [ˈkærəktɚ]

n. 性格,品质;角色;[计] 字符(刻下来的符号) 

进行时:charactering  过去式:charactered  过去分词:charactered  第三人称单数:characters  名词复数:characters 

Generosity is part of the American character. 慷慨是美国人性格的一部份。
Everyone admires her strength of character and determination. 每一个人都钦佩她坚强的性格和决心。

  • When Martin Luther King, Jr. said he looked forward to the day when all Americans would be judged solely "by the content of their character," he was talking about a person's essential qualities.
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  • n. 性格,品质;角色;[计] 字符(刻下来的符号)
  • 1. Generosity is part of the American character.

    慷慨是美国人性格的一部份。

  • 2. Everyone admires her strength of character and determination.

    每一个人都钦佩她坚强的性格和决心。

  • 3. a face with a lot of character

    与众不同的面孔

  • 4. a major character in the book,a minor character in the book

    书中的主要╱次要人物

  • 5. Chinese characters

    汉字

  • 6. a attack on his character

    对他名誉的攻击

  • character (n.) mid-14c., carecter, "symbol marked or branded on the body;" mid-15c., "symbol or drawing used in sorcery;" late 15c., "alphabetic letter, graphic symbol standing for a sound or syllable;" from Old French caratere "feature, character" (13c., Modern French caractère), from Latin character, from Greek kharakter "engraved mark," also "symbol or imprint on the soul," properly "instrument for marking," from kharassein "to engrave," from kharax "pointed stake," a word of uncertain etymology which Beekes considers "most probably Pre-Greek."  The Latin ch- spelling was restored from 1500s.
char·ac·ter / ˈkærəktə(r) ; NAmE ˈkærəktər / noun qualities/features 品质;特点 1 [countable ,  usually singular ] all the qualities and features that make a person, groups of people, and places different from others (人、集体的)品质,性格;(地方的)特点,特性 to have a strong/weak character 个性强╱不强 character traits/defects 性格特点╱弱点 The book gives a fascinating insight into Mrs Obama's character. 这部书对奥巴马夫人的性格作了生动的剖析。 Generosity is part of the American character. 慷慨是美国人性格的一部份。 The character of the neighbourhood hasn't changed at all. 这片住宅区的风貌依旧。 2 [countable ,  usually singular ,  uncountable ] the way that sth is, or a particular quality or feature that a thing, an event or a place has (事物、事件或地方的)特点,特征,特色 SYN nature the delicate character of the light in the evening 夜间灯火所具有的那种柔和的特点 buildings that are very simple in character 造型很简洁的建筑物 3 [uncountable ] ( approving) strong personal qualities such as the ability to deal with difficult or dangerous situations 勇气;毅力 Everyone admires her strength of character and determination. 每一个人都钦佩她坚强的性格和决心。 He showed great character returning to the sport after his accident. 他在出了事故后仍能重返体坛表现出他顽强的毅力。 Adventure camps are considered to be character-building (= meant to improve sb's strong qualities). 冒险野营生活被认为能磨练意志。 4 [uncountable ] ( usually approving) the interesting or unusual quality that a place or a person has (地方或人的)与众不同之处,特色 The modern hotels here have no real character. 此处的现代化旅馆其实毫无特色。 a face with a lot of character 与众不同的面孔 strange/interesting person 古怪的╱有趣的人 5 [countable ] ( informal) ( used with an adjective 与形容词连用 ) a person, particularly an unpleasant or strange one (令人讨厌的或古怪的)人 There were some really strange characters hanging around the bar. 有些不三不四的人在酒吧周围游荡。 6 [countable ] ( informal) an interesting or unusual person (有趣的或不同寻常的)人 She's a character! 她真是个有趣的人! reputation 名誉 7 [countable ,  uncountable ] ( formal) the opinion that people have of you, particularly of whether you can be trusted or relied on 名誉;声望;名气 She was a victim of character assassination (= an unfair attack on the good opinion people had of her). 她是诽谤行为的受害者。 a slur/attack on his character 对他名誉的诋毁╱攻击 My teacher agreed to be a character witnessfor me in court. 我的老师同意出庭做我的品德信誉见证人。 a character reference (= a letter that a person who knows you well writes to an employer to tell them about your good qualities) 品德证明书 in book/play/movie 书;戏剧;电影 8 [countable ] a person or an animal in a book, play or film/movie (书籍、戏剧或电影中的)人物,角色 a major/minor characterin the book 书中的主要╱次要人物 cartoon characters 动画片中的角色 collocationsat literature symbol/letter 符号;字母 9 [countable ] a letter, sign, mark or symbol used in writing, printing or on computers (书写、印刷或计算机上的)文字,字母,符号 Chinese characters 汉字 a line 30 characters long 长达 30 字符的一行 IDIOMS ˌin ˈcharacter | ˌout of ˈcharacter typical/not typical of a person's character 符合(或不符合)某人的性格 Her behaviour last night was completely out of character. 她昨晚的举止与她的性格截然不符。 ˌin ˈcharacter (with sth) in the same style as sth (与…)风格相同 The new wing of the museum was not really in character with the rest of the building. 博物馆新建的侧翼楼与大楼其他部份的风格有些不一样。 character characters char·ac·ter / ˈkærəktə(r) ; NAmE ˈkærəktər /
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