characterize
英 美 ['kærəktə'raɪz]
- vt. 描繪…的特性；具有…的特征
- vi. 塑造人物
英文詞源
- characterize (v.)
- 1590s, "to engrave, write," back-formation from characterization, or else from Medieval Latin characterizare, from Greek kharakterizein "to designate by a characteristic mark," from kharakter (see character). Meaning "to describe the qualities of" is recorded from 1630s; that of "to be characteristic" is from 1744. Related: Characterized; characterizing.
雙語例句
- 1. the rolling hills that characterize this part of England
- 成為英格蘭這一地區特征的綿延起伏的丘陵地
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. We ordinarily characterize an action as responsible if it was intended.
- 如果行為是有意的,我們一般將其特征歸為應負責任的.
來自哲學部分
- 3. Several different names have emerged to characterize different parts of the spectrum.
- 幾個不同的名稱用來表示電磁波譜的不同部分.
來自辭典例句
- 4. We may characterize an atomic state by a quantum number L.
- 我們可以用量子數L描寫一個原子的狀態.
來自辭典例句
- 5. These exponential or logarithmic relationship, that characterize harmonious growth with changing proportions, are termed " allometric ".
- 作為比例有變化的協調增長這些指數或對數關係被標為 “ 開度量 ” 關係.
來自辭典例句