首页英语词典characterizecharacterize英英释意

characterize

英美['kærəktə'raɪz]
  • vt. 描绘…的特性;具有…的特征
  • vi. 塑造人物

英英释意


1. describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of;
"You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist"
"This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover"
2. be characteristic of;
"What characterizes a Venetian painting?"