单词 | character |
释义 | Word Frequency character(ˈkærɪktə) noun 1. the combination of traits and qualities distinguishing the individual nature of a person or thing 2. one such distinguishing quality; characteristic 3. moral force; integrity a politician of character 4. a. reputation, esp a good reputation b. (as modifier) character assassination 5. a summary or account of a person's qualities and achievements; testimonial my last employer gave me a good character 6. capacity, position, or status he spoke in the character of a friend rather than a father 7. a person represented in a play, film, story, etc; role 8. an outstanding person one of the great characters of the century 9. informal an odd, eccentric, or unusual person he's quite a character 10. an informal word for person a shady character 11. a symbol used in a writing system, such as a letter of the alphabet 12. Also called: sort printing any single letter, numeral, punctuation mark, or symbol cast as a type 13. computing any letter, numeral, etc, which is a unit of information and can be represented uniquelyby a binary pattern 14. a style of writing or printing 15. genetics any structure, function, attribute, etc, in an organism, which may or may not be determined by a gene or group of genes 16. a short prose sketch of a distinctive type of person, usually representing a vice or virtue 17. in character 18. out of character verb (transitive) 19. to write, print, inscribe, or engrave 20. rare to portray or represent Derived forms characterful (ˈcharacterful) adjective characterless (ˈcharacterless) adjective Word origin C14: from Latin: distinguishing mark, from Greek kharaktēr engraver's tool, from kharassein to engrave, stamp |
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