characteristic
英 [kærəktə'rɪstɪk]
美 [,kærəktə'rɪstɪk]
- adj. 典型的；特有的；表示特性的
- n. 特征；特性；特色
英文詞源
- characteristic
- adjective and noun both first attested 1660s, from character + -istic on model of Greek kharakteristikos. Earlier in the adjectival sense was characteristical (1620s). Related: Characteristically (1640s). Characteristics "distinctive traits" also attested from 1660s.
雙語例句
- 1. With characteristic impetuosity, he announced he was leaving school.
- 一貫性急衝動的他又宣布要退學了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The main characteristic of the strike has been its longevity.
- 這次罷工的主要特點是持續時間長。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. This book is suffused with Shaw's characteristic wry Irish humour.
- 這本書充滿了蕭伯納獨特的愛爾蘭式幽默與嘲諷。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. With characteristic astuteness, he spoke separately to all those involved.
- 憑著他特有的精明，他同有關人士一一進行了談話。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Hostility towards outsiders is characteristic of both human and non-human animals.
- 對外來者懷有敵意是人類和其他動物共有的特征。
來自柯林斯例句