character

1. N-COUNT The character of a person or place consists of all the qualities they have that make them distinct from other people or places. 性格; 特性

Perhaps there is a negative side to his character that you haven't seen yet. 或許他性格中有你還未看到的消極一面。

2. N-COUNT You use character to say what kind of person someone is. For example, if you say that someone is a strange character, you mean they are strange. (具有某種特性的) 人

It's that kind of courage and determination that makes him such a remarkable character. 正是那種勇氣和決心使他成為這樣卓越的人。

3. N-COUNT The characters in a film, book, or play are the people that it is about. (電影、書、戲劇中的) 人物

The film is autobiographical and the central character is played by Collard himself. 這部影片是自傳式的，主角由科勒德親自扮演。

4. N-COUNT A character is a letter, number, or other symbol that is written or printed. 字符

...a shopping list written in Chinese characters. …用漢字寫的一張購物單。

5. N-SING If something has a particular character, it has a particular quality. 性質(zhì)[usu supp N, also 'in' N]

The financial concessions were of a precarious character. 財(cái)政優(yōu)惠具有不穩(wěn)定性。

6. N-SING You can use character to refer to the qualities that people from a particular place are believed to have. 特征

Individuality is a valued and inherent part of the British character. 個(gè)性是英國人重視并固有的特征。

7. N-VAR Your character is your personality, especially how reliable and honest you are. If someone is of good character, they are reliable and honest. If they are of bad character, they are unreliable and dishonest. 人品

He's begun a series of personal attacks on my character. 他開始對我的人品進(jìn)行一系列的人身攻擊。

8. N-UNCOUNT If you say that someone has character, you mean that they have the ability to deal effectively with difficult, unpleasant, or dangerous situations. 人格力量[表贊許]

She showed real character in her attempts to win over the crowd. 她在爭取民眾支持的努力中顯示出了真正的人格力量。

9. N-UNCOUNT If you say that a place has character, you mean that it has an interesting or unusual quality which makes you notice it and like it. 特色[表贊許]

A soulless shopping centre stands across from one of the few buildings with character, the town hall. 一座毫無生氣的購物中心對面就是少有的幾個(gè)別具特色的建筑物之一：市政廳。

10. N-COUNT If you say that someone is a character, you mean that they are interesting, unusual, or amusing. (風(fēng)趣、與眾不同的) 人物

He's a nut, a real character. 他是個(gè)怪人，一個(gè)真正與眾不同的人。