char·ac·ter·ize
verb OPAL W
/ˈkærəktəraɪz/
/ˈkærəktəraɪz/
(British English also characterise)
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they characterize | /ˈkærəktəraɪz/ /ˈkærəktəraɪz/ |
| he / she / it characterizes | /ˈkærəktəraɪzɪz/ /ˈkærəktəraɪzɪz/ |
| past simple characterized | /ˈkærəktəraɪzd/ /ˈkærəktəraɪzd/ |
| past participle characterized | /ˈkærəktəraɪzd/ /ˈkærəktəraɪzd/ |
| -ing form characterizing | /ˈkærəktəraɪzɪŋ/ /ˈkærəktəraɪzɪŋ/ |
- characterize somebody/something to be typical of a person, place or thing
是…的特征；以…为典型 - the rolling hills that characterize this part of England
成为英格兰这一地区特征的绵延起伏的丘陵地 - The city is characterized by tall modern buildings in steel and glass.
这座城市的特点是钢铁和玻璃建造的现代化高楼大厦林立。
- the rolling hills that characterize this part of England
- to describe or show the qualities of somebody/something in a particular way
描述，刻画，表现（…的特征、特点） - characterize somebody/something How would you characterize the mood of the 1990s?
您如何形容 20 世纪 90 年代的情绪？ - characterize somebody/something as something activities that are characterized as ‘male’ or ‘female’ work
被描述为 “男性” 或 “女性” 工作的各种活动
- characterize somebody/something How would you characterize the mood of the 1990s?
Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘engrave, inscribe’): from French caractériser or medieval Latin characterizare, from Greek kharaktērizein, from kharaktēr ‘a stamping tool’.