trait

trait

T0310400 (trāt)n.1. A distinguishing feature, as of a person's character. See Synonyms at quality.2. A morphological, physiological, or behavioral feature of an organism.3. Archaic A short line or mark made with a writing or drawing implement.

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[French, pull, stroke, line, feature, from Old French, from Latin tractus, a drawing out, line; see tract¹.]

trait

(treɪt; treɪ) n1. a characteristic feature or quality distinguishing a particular person or thing2. rare a touch or stroke[C16: from French, from Old French: a pulling, from Latin tractus, from trahere to drag]

trait

(treɪt; Brit. also treɪ)

n. 1. a distinguishing characteristic or quality, esp. of one's personal nature: bad traits. 2. an inherited feature or characteristic: a recessive trait. 3. a pencil stroke. 4. a touch or trace. [1470–80; < Middle French: literally, something drawn < Latin tractus. See tract¹]

trait

(trāt) A characteristic or condition that is determined by one's genes. The color of an animal's coat and the shape of a plant's leaves are physical traits. Nesting in birds and burrowing in rodents are examples of behavioral traits.

trait

- A stroke of a pen or pencil.See also related terms for pen.

Thesaurus

Noun

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trait - a distinguishing feature of your personal natureattribute - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entitypersonality - the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual; "their different reactions reflected their very different personalities"; "it is his nature to help others"character, fibre, fiber - the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions; "education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencernature - the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions; "it is his nature to help others"compulsiveness, compulsivity - the trait of acting compulsivelyemotionalism, emotionality - emotional nature or qualityemotionlessness, unemotionality - absence of emotionactiveness, activity - the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically; "the level of activity declines with age"inertia, inactiveness, inactivity - a disposition to remain inactive or inert; "he had to overcome his inertia and get back to work"serious-mindedness, earnestness, seriousness, sincerity - the trait of being serious; "a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"- Robert Ricefrivolity, frivolousness - the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensiblecommunicativeness - the trait of being communicativeuncommunicativeness - the trait of being uncommunicativethoughtfulness - the trait of thinking carefully before actingunthoughtfulness, thoughtlessness - the trait of not thinking carefully before actingattentiveness - the trait of being observant and paying attentioninattentiveness - the trait of not being considerate and thoughtful of othersmasculinity - the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for menfemininity, muliebrity - the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for womentrustiness, trustworthiness - the trait of deserving trust and confidenceuntrustiness, untrustworthiness - the trait of not deserving trust or confidenceindividualism, individuality, individuation - the quality of being individual; "so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality"stinginess - a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with moneyegocentrism, self-centeredness, self-concern, self-interest, egoism - concern for your own interests and welfaredrive - the trait of being highly motivated; "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers"firmness of purpose, resoluteness, resolve, firmness, resolution - the trait of being resolute; "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work"irresoluteness, irresolution - the trait of being irresolute; lacking firmness of purposediscipline - the trait of being well behaved; "he insisted on discipline among the troops"indiscipline, undiscipline - the trait of lacking disciplinepride - the trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below your standardsconceitedness, vanity, conceit - the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pridehumility, humbleness - a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride; "not everyone regards humility as a virtue"wisdom, wiseness - the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insightfolly, foolishness, unwiseness - the trait of acting stupidly or rashlysound judgement, sound judgment, perspicacity, judgement, judgment - the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusionstrustfulness, trustingness, trust - the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others; "the experience destroyed his trust and personal dignity"distrustfulness, mistrust, distrust - the trait of not trusting otherscleanliness - diligence in keeping cleanuncleanliness - lack of cleanly habitsdemeanor, demeanour, deportment, behaviour, conduct, behavior - (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people

trait

noun characteristic, feature, quality, attribute, quirk, peculiarity, mannerism, idiosyncrasy, lineament Creativity is a human trait.

trait

nounA distinctive element:attribute, character, characteristic, feature, mark, peculiarity, property, quality, savor.

Translations

品质性格

trait

(treit) noun a particular quality of a person's character. Patience is one of his good traits. 特徵，特點，性格 品质，性格