character

• n. 性格，品质；特性；角色；[计] 字符
• vt. 印，刻；使具有特征
• n. (Character)人名；(英)克拉克特

来自PIE*gher, 刻，写，刮, 进一步来自PIE*sker, 切，砍，词源同carve, graph, scribe. 即刻进骨子里的特征。

1. an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story);

"she is the main character in the novel"

2. a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something;

"each town has a quality all its own"

"the radical character of our demands"

3. the inherent complex of attributes that determine a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions;

"education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer

4. an actor's portrayal of someone in a play;

"she played the part of Desdemona"

5. a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities);

"a real character"

"a strange character"

"a friendly eccentric"

"the capable type"

"a mental case"

6. good repute;

"he is a man of character"

7. a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability;

"requests for character references are all to often answered evasively"

8. a written symbol that is used to represent speech;

"the Greek alphabet has 24 characters"

character

character: [14] The ultimate source of character is Greek kharaktér, a derivative of the verb kharássein ‘sharpen, engrave, cut’, which in turn came from kharax ‘pointed stake’. Kharaktér meant ‘engraved mark’, and hence was applied metaphorically to the particular impress or stamp which marked one thing as different from another – its ‘character’. The word came into English via Latin charactēr and Old French caractere. Characteristic followed in the 17th century.
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character (n.)

mid-14c., carecter, "symbol marked or branded on the body;" mid-15c., "symbol or drawing used in sorcery," from Old French caratere "feature, character" (13c., Modern French caractère), from Latin character, from Greek kharakter "engraved mark," also "symbol or imprint on the soul," also "instrument for marking," from kharassein "to engrave," from kharax "pointed stake," from PIE root *gher- (4) "to scrape, scratch." Meaning extended in ancient times by metaphor to "a defining quality."

You remember Eponina, who kept her husband alive in an underground cavern so devotedly and heroically? The force of character she showed in keeping up his spirits would have been used to hide a lover from her husband if they had been living quietly in Rome. Strong characters need strong nourishment. [Stendhal "de l'Amour," 1822]

Meaning "sum of qualities that define a person" is from 1640s. Sense of "person in a play or novel" is first attested 1660s, in reference to the "defining qualities" he or she is given by the author. Meaning "a person" in the abstract is from 1749; especially "eccentric person" (1773). Colloquial sense of "chap, fellow" is from 1931. The Latin ch- spelling was restored from 1500s. Character actor attested from 1861; character assassination from 1888; character-building (n.) from 1886.

alphabet, letter, character, script

这些名词均有"字母"之意。

alphabet：指整个字母系统或一种语言的字母表，不表单个字母。

letter：指单个的字母。

character：通常指汉语的方块字，也指字符。

script：指书写或印刷的字母。

quality, property, feature, characteristic, peculiarity, trait, attribute, character

这些名词均有"特性，特点，品质"之意。

quality： 最普通用词，既可指有形或无形的特性，又可指个性或共性的特征。

property： 多指同类事物所共有的特性，一般不用于指人。

feature： 指事物突出引人注目的特点。多用来说明人的容貌特征或地理特征。

characteristic： 指某人或某物天生有别于他人或他物的内部特质或外表特征。

peculiarity： 指人或事物独具的或奇怪的特点，常带感情色彩。

trait： 多指人的性格、心情的特征，尤指先天秉赋的持久的行为模式或性格特征。

attribute： 通常指人主观赋予某事物的属性，可指典型事物。

character： 多指一类人或事物所具有的独特的典型的特征。

temper, character, nature, personality, disposition, complexion

这些名词均有"性格，气质，性情，习性"之意。

temper： 指从感情方面体现出来，决定处理问题或应付形势的方式的性格或性情，这种性情可以是暂时的也可以长久的。

character： 指对个性或人格所作出的客观评价，常常与道德有关。

nature： 指天生的、不可改变性格。

personality： 主要指一个人稳定的心理特征。

disposition： 书面用词，指人的主要爱好或思想、精神方面的重要习性、气质。也可指短暂的情绪。

complexion： 指由思维方式、态度和情绪所决定的本质特征。

Several years ago, she became interested in eggs and learned the traditional Ukrainian technique to draw her very modern characters.

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Snow White is available for everyone to use, but the dwarfs are still under copyright, so Cornetti invented sound-alike characters ( ' , Grumpy Gus, Dopey Dan) to illustrate specific pay roll law principles.

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The real test of character is whether we can learn from our mistake, by understanding why we acted as we did and then exploring ways to avoid similar problems in the future.

出自-2011年12月阅读原文

Teachers could encourage boys to enjoy reading and writing with "boy-focused" approaches such as themes and characters that appeal to them.

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The editor is not only offered $5,000 to pay off his newspaper's debts, but this Smith character also offers his services for free

出自-2013年6月听力原文

And the characters have to be black and white.

出自-2012年12月听力原文

They are two leading characters in the film

出自-2012年12月听力原文

But the most cutting-edge tool under development is the "teachable agent" —a computerized character who learns, tries, makes mistakes and asks questions just like a real-world pupil.

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Applicants are asked to describe an ethical dilemma they've faced and its impact on them, or discuss a public issue of special concern to them, or tell of a fictional character or creative work that has profoundly influenced them.

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No book reports, no history papers, no character studies,"says Sohmer

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Even if the question is ostensibly (表面上) about something outside the self (describe a fictional character or solve a problem of geopolitics), the essay invariably returns to the favorite topic: what is its impact on YOU?

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Twitter's huge success is rooted in the simple but profound insight that in a medium with infinite space for self-expression, the most interesting thing we can do is restrict ourselves to 140 characters.

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One free social networking website turned out to successful because it limited each posting to one hundred and forty characters

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a parent, relative, friend, or doctor outside the family, had higher self-esteem, higher grades, and lower substance use than peers whose role models were sports figures, singers, or other media characters.

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His ideas forced a reexamination of the early leadership paradigm (范例), which he observed centered on traits found in the character ethic and the personality ethic.

出自-2011年12月阅读原文

The dual character of African Americans.

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It is a trait of generous character.

出自-2013年12月听力原文

By introducing a degree of forcefulness and humor, the machine could be presented as a vivid and unique character.

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By introducing a degree of forefulness and humour, the machine could be presented as a vivid and unique character

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Well I guess his looks, his acting ability, his short life, and maybe the type of character he played in his movies.

出自-2010年6月听力原文

"And yet that happens every day in the video game world," Farley told reporters during a press conference Friday. "I was a main character in Fallout 4, a character by the name of Kellogg, and I never knew that I was doing vocal recording for that game thr

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Changing your beliefs about the nature of your self-control can have positive effects on character development.

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Her character in that film is very outgoing and charming, even though in real life, Audrey always described herself as shy and quiet.

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Small communities, with their distinctive character—where life is stable and intensely human—are disappearing.

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Some of these images include figures never seen before in France, such as a woman playing a stringed instrument, possibly a character from mythology.

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Actually, children learn early the psychology of characters in TV shows.

2015年高考英语广东卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

And, put some character into the words.

2017年高考英语浙江卷（11月） 阅读理解 七选五 原文

As a result, humans developed a range of character types that still exists today.

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Brooks carries this through to the death of one of his characters.

2015年高考英语湖北卷 阅读理解 阅读E 原文

By opening a novel, I can leave behind my burdens and enter into a wonderful and mysterious world where I am now a new character.

2019年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

David Brooks, author of the Social Animal: the Hidden Sources of Love,Character, and Achievement, appears to be the latest in a long line of writers who have failed to resist the temptation.

2015年高考英语湖北卷 阅读理解 阅读E 原文

Guide government agencies to follow the characters in Shakespeare's plays.

2015年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读C 选项

If the plot, characters, or word usage is confusing for you, likely won't be able to remember what you read.

2017年高考英语浙江卷（11月） 阅读理解 七选五 原文

Its characters show feelings without words.

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Randall flagg is one of the scariest characters ever.

2019年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

The Adelmans' programme proves biased as the roles of characters are maximized.

2015年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读C 选项

The Curse of the Were-Rabbit 2005 is the first full-length feature film made by directors nick Park and Steve Box with their amazing plasticine characters Wallace and Gromit.

2015年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

Truly elegant chopsticks might be made of gold and silver with Chinese characters.

2016年高考英语全国卷3 语法填空 原文

We can do this in real life or ask questions about characters in stories.

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We were respectful of craft and focused on digging into the characters we were going to play.

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When he was writing his novels, Charles Dickens would act out the parts of the characters, he'd make faces in the mirror, and change his voice for each character.

2017年高考英语浙江卷（11月） 阅读理解 七选五 原文

While Harold and Erica are certainly not strong or memorable characters, the more serious problems with the social animal lie elsewhere.

2015年高考英语湖北卷 阅读理解 阅读E 原文

With its theme that “Mind is the master weaver，” creating our inner character and outer circumstances， the book As a Man Thinking by James Allen is an in-depth exploration of the central idea of self-help writing.

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The commission ignores that for several decades America’s colleges and universities have produced graduates who don’t know the content and character of liberal education and are thus deprived of its benefits.

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This movement, driven by powerful and diverse motivations, built a nation out of a wilderness and, by its nature, shaped the character and destiny of an uncharted continent.

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But the result was a new social pattern which, although it resembled European society in many ways, had a character that was distinctly American.

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In plays，novels and narrative poems, characters speak as constructs created by the author, not necessarily as mouthpieces for the author’s own thoughts.

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They do so best where building sticks to their edges and respects their character.

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But at least they have demonstrated that when companies get into trouble with the law, evidence of good character can win them less costly punishment.

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And perhaps faintly, they hint that people should look to intangible qualities like character and intellect rather than dieting their way to size zero or wasp-waist physiques.

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Dickens crafted complex plots and striking characters that capture the panorama of English society.

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"The valuable examples which they furnish of the power of self-help, of patient purpose, resolute working and steadfast integrity, issuing in the formation of truly noble and manly character, exhibit," wrote Smiles, " what it is in the power of each to ac

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And ultimately, it is likely to reshape our politics, our culture, and the character of our society for years.

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Before it ends, it will likely change the life course and character of a generation of young adults.

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In some states, for example, jury duty was limited to persons of supposedly superior intelligence, education, and moral character.

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More difficult, in the moment, is discerning precisely how these lean times are affecting society's character.

2012年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

The commission ignores that for several decades America's colleges and universities have produced graduates who don't know the content and character of liberal education and are thus deprived of its benefits.

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The modern hotels here have no real character.

此处的现代化旅馆其实毫无特色。

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a face with a lot of character

与众不同的面孔

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There were some really strange characters hanging around the bar.

有些不三不四的人在酒吧周围游荡。

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Adventure camps are considered to be character-building (= meant to improve sb's strong qualities) .

冒险野营生活被认为能磨练意志。

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Generosity is part of the American character.

慷慨是美国人性格的一部分。

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The character of the neighbourhood hasn't changed at all.

这片住宅区的风貌依旧。

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the delicate character of the light in the evening

夜间灯火所具有的那种柔和的特点

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buildings that are very simple in character

造型很简洁的建筑物

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Everyone admires her strength of character and determination.

每一个人都钦佩她坚强的性格和决心。

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He showed great character returning to the sport after his accident.

他在出了事故后仍能重返体坛表现出他顽强的毅力。

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to have a strong/weak character

个性强 / 不强

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character traits/defects

性格特点 / 弱点

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The book gives a fascinating insight into Mrs Blair's character.

这部书对布莱尔夫人的性格作了生动的剖析。

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He's made the characters believable.

他让个个角色都逼真可信。

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He'll be sadly missed. He was a real character.

人们会非常怀念他的，他可真是个有趣的人啊。

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It was entirely in character for Rachel to put her baby first...

把自己的婴孩放在第一位，这完全符合雷切尔的性格。

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What else could make him behave so out of character?

还有什么能让他做出这种如此失常的行为来？

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The film is autobiographical and the central character is played by Collard himself...

这部电影是自传体，其中的主角由科勒德亲自扮演。

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Perhaps there is a negative side to his character that you haven't seen yet...

或许，他性格中不好的一面你还没有看见。

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The character of this country has been formed by immigration.

这个国家的国民性是由移民形成的。

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The financial concessions granted to British Aerospace were, he said, of a precarious character...

他说，向英国宇航公司给予财政优惠未获证实。

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The state farms were semi-military in character.

那些国有农场从性质上讲是半军事的。

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Individuality is a valued and inherent part of the British character.

个性鲜明是英国人固有的、也是他们看重的特点。

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It's that kind of courage and determination that makes him such a remarkable character...

就是那种勇气和决心使他成为如此了不起的人。

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What a sad character that Nigel is.

奈杰尔真是个可悲的人哪。

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He's begun a series of personal attacks on my character...

他开始对我进行一连串的人身攻击。

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Mr Bartman was a man of good character.

巴特曼先生品德高尚。

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She showed real character in her attempts to win over the crowd...

她在努力获得民众的支持时，表现出真正的人格力量。

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I didn't know Ron had that much strength of character.

我当时不知道罗恩有那么坚强的个性。

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An ugly shopping centre stands across from one of the few buildings with character.

一座难看的购物中心对面，耸立着为数不多的几幢别具特色的大楼之一。

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