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单词 characterize
释义 char·ac·ter·ize
\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌrīz\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Usage: see -ize
Etymology: Medieval Latin characterizare to write, print, from Greek charaktērizein to engrave, inscribe, from charaktēr character + -izein -ize
transitive verb
1. obsolete : express III 1
2. : to describe the essential character or quality of : delineate
 < characterize a friend in a few words >
 < characterize an action as childish >
3. : to be a distinguishing characteristic of : distinguish
 < metaphor characterizes the language of poetry — R.M.Weaver >
intransitive verb
: to portray, delineate, or represent character (as in a work of art)
 < a writer excellent at characterizing >
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