A collection of personality traits which are thought to occur together consistently, especially as determined by a certain pattern of responses to a personality inventory.
〔心理〕人格类型，个性类型
individuals in the study would commonly produce patterned responses which could be ascribed to particular personality types
the way she behaves during the grief process will depend very much on her personality type and previous life experiences
Example sentencesExamples
Does a person have to be a certain personality type to be an effective leader?
In this study, we focus on five characteristics: individual competitiveness, personality type, age, gender and major.
Yet, the fact is that very few people, including clergy, have the personality type or gifts to be bold leaders.
In order to recognize a particular personality type, the authors suggest taking note of specific linguistic cues.
They are generally prescribed according to our personality type or the prevailing state of mind during a particular illness.
Definition of personality type in US English:
personality type
noun
Psychology
A collection of personality traits which are thought to occur together consistently, especially as determined by a certain pattern of responses to a personality inventory.
〔心理〕人格类型，个性类型
individuals in the study would commonly produce patterned responses which could be ascribed to particular personality types
the way she behaves during the grief process will depend very much on her personality type and previous life experiences
Example sentencesExamples
Does a person have to be a certain personality type to be an effective leader?
They are generally prescribed according to our personality type or the prevailing state of mind during a particular illness.
Yet, the fact is that very few people, including clergy, have the personality type or gifts to be bold leaders.
In this study, we focus on five characteristics: individual competitiveness, personality type, age, gender and major.
In order to recognize a particular personality type, the authors suggest taking note of specific linguistic cues.