| 单词 | characteristic |
| 释义 | characteristic (once / 127 pages) 1adjn 2n If something is a characteristic of someone or something, it is a feature you would expect. A characteristic of classical-style architecture is large stone columns. A characteristic of poodles is their pom-pom like tails. A characteristic feature needn't just be a something physically apparent, it can describe a type of personality or atmosphere as well, as in: "The characteristic of all funeral homes is their gloomy air." As their spelling and meaning implies, there is a close link between the words characteristic and character, meaning the essential nature of a thing, and in fact both words come from the ancient Greek kharackter, meaning a "symbol or imprint on the soul." WORD FAMILYcharacteristic: characteristically, characteristicly, characteristics, uncharacteristic+/character: charactered, charactering, characterise, characteristic, characterize, characterless, characters/characterisation: characterisations/characterise: characterisation, characterised, characterises, characterising/characterization: characterizations/characterize: characterization, characterized, characterizes, characterizing/uncharacteristic: uncharacteristically USAGE EXAMPLESWhat are some examples and characteristics of the opposite of a weapon of math destruction? Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) Film language is well equipped to convey the dislocated shifts in time that are characteristic of grieving. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) State media reported that Yu called on Catholic churches to adhere to “socialism with Chinese characteristics.” Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1 1adj typical or distinctive heard my friend's characteristic laugh red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn stripes characteristic of the zebra Syn|Ant diagnostic, symptomatic characteristic or indicative of a disease distinctive, typicalof a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing peculiarcharacteristic of one only; distinctive or special typicalexhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category uncharacteristic distinctive and not typical atypical, untypicalnot representative of a group, class, or type 2n a prominent attribute or aspect of something generosity is one of his best characteristics Syn|Hypo|Hyper feature sex character, sex characteristic, sexual characteristic those characteristics (both anatomical and psychological) that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the other invarianta feature (quantity or property or function) that remains unchanged when a particular transformation is applied to it aspect, faceta distinct feature or element in a problem attracter, attraction, attractive feature, attractor, magneta characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts badgeany feature that is regarded as a sign of status (a particular power or quality or rank) centerpiece, centrepiecethe central or most important feature contoura feature (or the order or arrangement of features) of anything having a complex structure excellence, excellencyan outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels externaloutward features distinctive feature, distinguishing characteristic, peculiarityan odd or unusual characteristic safety featurefeature of an artifact that is added to insure a user's safety primary sex character, primary sex characteristic, primary sexual characteristicthe genetically determined sex characteristics bound up with reproduction (genitals and organs of reproduction) secondary sex character, secondary sex characteristic, secondary sexual characteristicthe genetically determined sex characteristics that are not functionally necessary for reproduction (pitch of the voice and body hair and musculature) virilismthe development of male secondary sexual characteristics in a female (or prematurely in a young boy) calling carda distinguishing characteristic or behavior sidean aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect) sector, spherea particular aspect of life or activity surfacea superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something attentiona general interest that leads people to want to know more tourist attractiona characteristic that attracts tourists attribute, dimension, property a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished 3n a distinguishing quality Hypo|Hyper passport, recommendation any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission compatibilitycapability of existing or performing in harmonious or congenial combination incompatibilitythe quality of being unable to exist or work in congenial combination point, spotan outstanding characteristic pointa distinguishing or individuating characteristic earmark, hallmark, stylemark, trademarka distinctive characteristic or attribute saving gracea redeeming quality or characteristic aspecta characteristic to be considered safenessthe quality of being safe dangerousnessthe quality of not being safe curability, curablenesscapability of being cured or healed incurability, incurablenessincapability of being cured or healed directness, straightnesstrueness of course toward a goal indirectnesshaving the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal robustnessthe characteristic of being strong enough to withstand intellectual challenge ruralism, ruralitya rural characteristic or trait streaka distinctive characteristic congeniality, congenialnesscompatibility between persons harmoniousness, harmonycompatibility in opinion and action accordsympathetic compatibility agreement, correspondencecompatibility of observations conflictan incompatibility of dates or events incongruity, incongruousnessthe quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate selling pointa characteristic of something that is up for sale that makes it attractive to potential customers mold, moulda distinctive nature, character, or type precariousnessextreme dangerousness downrightness, straightforwardnessthe quality of being direct and straightforward immediacy, immediatenesslack of an intervening or mediating agency pointednessthe quality of being obviously directed at a particular person or thing allusivenessa quality characterized by indirect reference mediacy, mediatenessthe quality of being mediate deviousness, obliquenessthe quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly discursivenessthe quality of being discursive quality an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone 4n any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions 2Syn|Hyper device characteristic property a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class n the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2 Hyper integer, whole number any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero |
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