characterize
vt.表示…的特性
释义2:
characterize
/ 5kAriktEraiz /
◙ (也作 -ise), verb, [with obj.] 1. describe the distinctive nature or features of• 描述…的特性,形容…的特色 »the historian characterized the period as the decade of revolution. 这位历史学家将这一时期的特点概括为革命的十年。2. [常作 be characterized] (of a feature or quality) be typical or characteristic of• 成为…的特征,是…的典型 »the disease is characterized by weakening of the immune system. 这一疾病的特征为免疫系统的削弱。【派生】
♦ characterization noun【语源】
1. late 16th cent. (in the sense 'engrave, inscribe'): from French caractériser or medieval Latin characterizare, from Greek kharaktērizein, from kharaktēr 'a stamping tool'
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