characterize
/ˈkærəktəraɪz/(亦作-ise)
verb
with obj.
1
- describe the distinctive nature or features of描述…的特性, 形容…的特色：
the historian characterized the period as the decade of revolution.
这位历史学家将这一时期的特点概括为革命的十年。
2
- （常作be characterized）(of a feature or quality) be typical or characteristic of成为…的特征, 是…的典型：
the disease is characterized by weakening of the immune system.
这一疾病的特征为免疫系统的削弱。
派生词
characterization
noun词源
late 16th cent. （in the sense 'engrave， inscribe'）： from French caractériser or medieval Latin characterizare, from Greek kharaktērizein, from kharaktēr 'a stamping tool'.