/ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪk ||; ˌkærɪktəˈrɪstɪk/noun
[C] a characteristic of (sb/sth) a quality that is typical of sb/sth and that makes him/her/it different from other people or things 特征
*characteristic²
/ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪk ||; ˌkærɪktəˈrɪstɪk/adjcharacteristic of (sb/sth) very typical of sb/sth 特有的;独特的;典型的:
The flat landscape is characteristic of this part of the country.地势平坦是该国这一地区的特征。 [OPP] uncharacteristic 反义词为uncharacteristics➔characteristically /-kli ||; -klɪ/ adv‘No’ he said, in his characteristically direct manner. 他用一贯率直的口吻说﹕“不行。”
characteristic1/͵kærIktəˋrIstIk; ˌkærəktəˈrIstIk◄ or ˌkærIktəˈrIstIk◄/n [C usually plural 一般用复数] a quality or feature that is typical of someone or something and makes them different from others 特点﹐特性﹐特色: +of the characteristics of different schools 不同的学校各自的特色We inherit physical characteristics from our parents. 我们从父母那里遗传身体特征。
characteristic2adj typical of a particular person or thing 典型的﹔表现〔人或物的〕特征的: +of These problems are characteristic of modern life. 这些问题是现代生活的特征。an organism's characteristic features 一种生物的典型特征 —characteristically /-kḷI; -kli/adv