英语词汇“characteristic”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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(noun) in the sense of feature

Definition

a distinguishing feature or quality

Genes determine the characteristics of every living thing.

Synonyms

feature

The gardens are a special feature of this property.

mark

The mark of a civilized society is that it looks after its weakest members.

quality

He wanted to introduce mature people with leadership qualities.

property

A radio signal has both electrical and magnetic properties.

attribute

He has every attribute a footballer could want.

faculty

trait

Creativity is a human trait.

quirk

the quirks and foibles of people in everyday situations

peculiarity

a strange peculiarity of the university system

idiosyncrasy

One of his idiosyncrasies was to wear orange gloves.

(adjective) in the sense of typical

Definition

typical or representative of someone or something

Windmills are a characteristic feature of the landscape.

Synonyms

typical

typical pastimes such as watching films and reading

special

It requires a very special brand of courage to fight dictators.

individual

We develop our own individual style of writing.

specific

the specific needs of the individual

representative

fairly representative groups of adults

distinguishing

The bird has no distinguishing features.

distinctive

the distinctive odour of chlorine

signature

peculiar

We have our own peculiar way of doing things.

singular

a smile of singular sweetness

idiosyncratic

a highly idiosyncratic personality

symptomatic

The city's problems are symptomatic of the crisis.

Opposites

rare

unusual

uncharacteristic

unrepresentative

单词	characteristic
释义	Trends of characteristic View usage for: characteristic (kærɪktərɪstɪk) Word forms: plural characteristics 1. countable noun [usually plural] The characteristics of a person or thing are the qualities or features that belong to them and make them recognizable. Genes determine the characteristics of every living thing. [+ of] ...their physical characteristics. Synonyms: feature, mark, quality, property More Synonyms of characteristic 2. adjective A quality or feature that is characteristic of someone or something is one which is often seen in them and seems typical of them. ...the absence of strife between the generations that was so characteristic of suchsocieties. Windmills are a characteristic feature of the Mallorcan landscape. Nehru responded with characteristic generosity. Synonyms: typical, special, individual, specific More Synonyms of characteristic characteristically (kærɪktərɪstɪkli) adverb [usually ADVERB adjective, oft ADVERB with verb] He replied in characteristically robust style. MacMillan's music characteristically makes a dramatic impact. Characteristically, he worked hard at the assignment. characteristic in British English (ˌkærɪktəˈrɪstɪk) noun 1. a distinguishing quality, attribute, or trait 2. mathematics a. the integral part of a common logarithm, indicating the order of magnitude of the associated number the characteristic of 2.4771 is 2 Compare mantissa b. another name for exponent, used esp in number representation in computing adjective 3. indicative of a distinctive quality, etc; typical Derived forms characteristically (ˌcharacterˈistically) adverb characteristic in American English (ˌkærəktərˈɪstɪk; ˌ kærɪktərˈɪstɪk) adjective 1. of or constituting the special character; typical; distinctive the characteristic odor of cabbage noun 2. a distinguishing trait, feature, or quality; peculiarity 3. the whole number, or integral part, of a logarithm, as distinguished from the mantissa 4 is the characteristic of the logarithm 4.7193 SYNONYMY NOTE: characteristic suggests the indication of a quality that is peculiar to, and helps identify, somethingor someone [the characteristic taste of honey]; individual, distinctive refer to, or suggest the possession of, a quality or qualities that distinguish somethingfrom others of its class or kind, , distinctive often implying excellence [an individual, or distinctive, literary style] Derived forms characteristically (ˌcharacterˈistically) adverb Word origin Gr charaktēristikos: see character Examples of 'characteristic' in a sentence characteristic His book was sad, and also funny in macabre, characteristic bursts. Thomas, Rosie THE WHITE DOVE (1989) There'd been two or three characteristic businesses with women. Hilton, John Buxton PASSION IN THE PEAK (1989) It was a characteristic of his tiredness that he did not make plans. McKewan, Ian THE INNOCENT (1989) In other languages characteristic British English: characteristic /ˌkærɪktəˈrɪstɪk/ NOUN A characteristic is a quality or feature that is typical of someone or something. These new drugs share the same basic characteristics. American English: characteristic Arabic: سِمَة Brazilian Portuguese: característica Chinese: 特性 Croatian: karakteristika Czech: charakteristický Danish: karaktertræk Dutch: kenmerk European Spanish: característica Finnish: piirre French: caractéristique German: Charaktereigenschaft Greek: χαρακτηριστικό Italian: caratteristica Japanese: 特徴 Korean: 특성 Norwegian: kjennetegn Polish: cecha European Portuguese: caraterística Romanian: caracteristică Russian: особенность Latin American Spanish: característica Swedish: egenskap Thai: คุณลักษณะ Turkish: özellik Ukrainian: характеристика Vietnamese: đặc trưng All related terms of 'characteristic' characteristic curve a graph of the density of a particular photographic material plotted against the logarithm of the exposure producing this density characteristic root a scalar for which there exists a nonzero vector such that the scalar times the vector equals the value of the vector under a given linear transformation on a vector space acquired characteristic a characteristic of an organism that results from increased use or disuse of an organ or the effects of the environment and cannot be inherited characteristic equation the characteristic polynomial of a given matrix , equated to zero characteristic function a function that assigns the value 1 to the members of a given set and the value 0 to its nonmembers characteristic velocity a measure of the effectiveness with which the combustion in a rocket engine produces high temperature and pressure, equal to the exhaust velocity divided by the thrust coefficient transfer characteristic the relationship between output and input of an electronic or electromechanical system, esp as depicted graphically secondary sex characteristic any of the physical characteristics that differentiate male and female individuals, as distribution of hair or fat on the body, breast and muscle development, deepening of the voice , etc., that are not directly related to reproduction and usually appear at puberty secondary sexual characteristic any of various features distinguishing individuals of different sex but not directly concerned in reproduction . Examples are the antlers of a stag and the beard of a man acquired character a modification of structure or function caused by environmental factors : now generally regarded as not inheritable Chinese translation of 'characteristic' characteristic (kærɪktəˈrɪstɪk) adj 特有的 (tèyǒu de) n (c) 特征(徵) (tèzhēng) (个(個), gè) to be characteristic of sb/sth 反映某人/某物的特性 (fǎnyìng mǒurén/mǒuwù de tèxìng) (noun) in the sense of feature Definition a distinguishing feature or quality Genes determine the characteristics of every living thing. Synonyms feature The gardens are a special feature of this property. mark The mark of a civilized society is that it looks after its weakest members. quality He wanted to introduce mature people with leadership qualities. property A radio signal has both electrical and magnetic properties. attribute He has every attribute a footballer could want. faculty trait Creativity is a human trait. quirk the quirks and foibles of people in everyday situations peculiarity a strange peculiarity of the university system idiosyncrasy One of his idiosyncrasies was to wear orange gloves. (adjective) in the sense of typical Definition typical or representative of someone or something Windmills are a characteristic feature of the landscape. Synonyms typical typical pastimes such as watching films and reading special It requires a very special brand of courage to fight dictators. individual We develop our own individual style of writing. specific the specific needs of the individual representative fairly representative groups of adults distinguishing The bird has no distinguishing features. distinctive the distinctive odour of chlorine signature peculiar We have our own peculiar way of doing things. singular a smile of singular sweetness idiosyncratic a highly idiosyncratic personality symptomatic The city's problems are symptomatic of the crisis. Opposites rare , unusual , uncharacteristic , unrepresentative Additional synonyms in the sense of attribute Definition a quality or feature representative of a person or thing He has every attribute a footballer could want. Synonyms quality, point, mark, sign, note, feature, property, character, element, aspect, symbol, characteristic, indication, distinction, virtue, trait, hallmark (British), facet, quirk, peculiarity, idiosyncrasy in the sense of distinctive Definition easily recognizable the distinctive odour of chlorine Synonyms characteristic, special, individual, specific, unique, typical, extraordinary, distinguishing, signature, peculiar, singular, idiosyncratic in the sense of distinguishing The bird has no distinguishing features. Synonyms characteristic, marked, distinctive, typical, signature, peculiar, differentiating, individualistic Synonyms of 'characteristic' characteristic Explore 'characteristic' in the dictionary
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