character /ˈkærɪktə/ star4 CET4 TEM4 (characters)

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  N-COUNT（可数名词） 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

  例：

  Perhaps there is a negative side to his character that you haven't seen yet.

  或许他性格中有你还未看到的消极一面。

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  N-COUNT（可数名词） 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. (具有某种特性的) 人

  例：

  It's that kind of courage and determination that makes him such a remarkable character.

  正是那种勇气和决心使他成为这样卓越的人。

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  N-COUNT（可数名词） The characters in a film, book, or play are the people that it is about. (电影、书、戏剧中的) 人物

  例：

  The film is autobiographical and the central character is played by Collard himself.

  这部影片是自传式的，主角由科勒德亲自扮演。

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  N-COUNT（可数名词） A character is a letter, number, or other symbol that is written or printed. 字符

  例：

  ...a shopping list written in Chinese characters.

  …用汉字写的一张购物单。

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  N-SING（单数型名词） If something has a particular character, it has a particular quality. 性质 [usu supp N, also 'in' N]

  例：

  The financial concessions were of a precarious character.

  财政优惠具有不稳定性。

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  N-SING（单数型名词） You can use character to refer to the qualities that people from a particular place are believed to have. 特征

  例：

  Individuality is a valued and inherent part of the British character.

  个性是英国人重视并固有的特征。

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  N-VAR（有变体名词） 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

  例：

  He's begun a series of personal attacks on my character.

  他开始对我的人品进行一系列的人身攻击。

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  N-UNCOUNT（不可数名词） 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[表赞许]

  例：

  She showed real character in her attempts to win over the crowd.

  她在争取民众支持的努力中显示出了真正的人格力量。

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  N-UNCOUNT（不可数名词） 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[表赞许]

  例：

  A soulless shopping centre stands across from one of the few buildings with character, the town hall.

  一座毫无生气的购物中心对面就是少有的几个别具特色的建筑物之一：市政厅。

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  N-COUNT（可数名词） If you say that someone is a character, you mean that they are interesting, unusual, or amusing. (风趣、与众不同的) 人物

  例：

  He's a nut, a real character.

  他是个怪人，一个真正与众不同的人。