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