characters

英 [ˈkærɪktəz]

美 [ˈkærɪktərz]

n.  (人、集体的)品质，性格; (地方的)特点，特性; (事物、事件或地方的)特点，特征，特色; 勇气; 毅力
character的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （人的）性格，个性;(地方的)特点
  Thecharacterof a person or place consists of all the qualities they have that make them distinct from other people or places.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• N-SING 特点;特征;特色
  If something has a particularcharacter, it has a particular quality.
  1. 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。
  2. The state farms were semi-military in character.
     那些国有农场从性质上讲是半军事的。
• N-SING (某地人具有的)特点，特色，特征
  You can usecharacterto refer to the qualities that people from a particular place are believed to have.
  1. 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。
• N-COUNT 人物;人
  You usecharacterto say what kind of person someone is. For example, if you say that someone is a strangecharacter, you mean they are strange.
  1. 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。
  2. What a sad character that Nigel is.
     奈杰尔真是个可悲的人哪。
• N-VAR 人品;品行
  Yourcharacteris your personality, especially how reliable and honest you are. If someone isofgoodcharacter, they are reliable and honest. If they areofbadcharacter, they are unreliable and dishonest.
  1. 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。
  2. Mr Bartman was a man of good character.
     巴特曼先生品德高尚。
• N-UNCOUNT (坚强的)个性，性格;人格力量
  If you say that someone hascharacter, you mean that they have the ability to deal effectively with difficult, unpleasant, or dangerous situations.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• N-UNCOUNT (地方的)与众不同之处，特色
  If you say that a place hascharacter, you mean that it has an interesting or unusual quality which makes you notice it and like it.
  1. 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。
• N-COUNT (电影、书、戏剧里的)人物，角色
  Thecharactersin a film, book, or play are the people that it is about.
  1. 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。
  2. He's made the characters believable.
     他让个个角色都逼真可信。
• N-COUNT 有趣的人;怪人;滑稽的人
  If you say that someone is acharacter, you mean that they are interesting, unusual, or amusing.
  1. 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。
• 字母;数字;文字；字符
  Acharacteris a letter, number, or other symbol that is written or printed.
• PHRASE 符合/不符合…的性格(或特点)
  If someone's actions arein character, they are doing what you would expect them to do, knowing what kind of person they are. If their actions areout of character, they are not doing what you would expect them to do.
  1. 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。
  2. 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？

双语例句

• I only know a few Chinese characters.
  我只认识有限的几个汉字。
• Grass's novels are peopled with outlandish characters: grotesques, clowns, scarecrows, dwarfs.
  格拉斯的小说里充斥着稀奇古怪的人物：丑陋的怪人、小丑、稻草人和侏儒。
• Look at the people above you in the positions of power and see what type of characters they are.
  审视一下权位高于你的那些人，看他们具有哪种类型的性格。
• I found the characters very two-dimensional, not to say dull.
  我觉得那些人物形象即使不说是乏味无聊，至少也是毫无深度。
• The machine can recognise handwritten characters and turn them into printed text
  这种机器能够识别手写字体，并将其转化为打印文本。
• The portrayal of the characters in the novel is lifelike.
  该书中的人物写得有血有肉。
• Bragg weaves together the histories of his main characters.
  布拉格把他主要人物的身世都串在一起。
• He's made the characters believable.
  他让个个角色都逼真可信。
• When we think of adventurers, many of us conjure up images of larger-than-life characters trekking to the North Pole.
  一想到探险者，我们很多人脑海中浮现的便是长途跋涉前往北极的非凡人物形象。
• He created many unforgettable characters in his novels.
  他在他的小说中创造了很多令人难忘的人物。