characterize
characterize 英 [ˈkærəktəraɪz] 美 [ˈkærəktəˌraɪz]
v. 刻画，描绘…的特性
进行时:characterizing 过去式:characterized 过去分词:characterized 第三人称单数:characterizes
- To characterize someone is to describe them in a certain way, to try to pin down his or her personality. If you say your dad is stingy, you are characterizing him as a miser.
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- v. 刻画，描绘…的特性
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1. the rolling hills that characterize this part of England
成为英格兰这一地区特征的绵延起伏的丘陵地
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2. The city is characterized by tall modern buildings in steel and glass.
这座城市的特点是钢铁和玻璃建造的现代化高楼大厦林立。
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3. activities that are characterized as ‘male’ or ‘female’ work
被描述为“男性”或“女性”工作的各种活动
- 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; sense of "to be characteristic of" is from 1744; that of "impart a special stamp or character to" is from 1807. Related: Characterized; characterizing.
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