character是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 the particular combination of qualities in a person or place that makes them different from others -- 性格，个性；特征

  • Politeness is traditionally part of the British character. 待人礼貌客气历来是英国人性格的一部分。

  • It would be very out of character (= not typical) of her to lie. 撒谎可不符合她的个性。

  • One of the joys of being a parent is watching the child's character develop. 为人父母的一大乐趣就是观察孩子的性格发展。

  • The idea was to modernize various aspects of the house without changing its essential character. 这个设想就是使房子各方面现代化而不改变它的基本特征。

  • It's not in his character to be (= he is not usually) jealous. 他不是个爱嫉妒的人。

  • a hotel of character 独具特色的酒店

  • I'd prefer an old place with a bit of character. 我偏爱有特色的老地方。

  • Old books are said to give a room character. 据说旧书能使房间别具一格。

  • As people grow older, their faces acquire more character. 随着年龄的增长，人的脸会越来越具有个性。

  • She has such strength of character. 她个性很强。

• 1 a person represented in a film, play, or story -- （电影、戏剧或故事中的）人物，角色

  • The film revolves around three main characters. 电影围绕3位主角展开。

  • She had Mickey Mouse or some other cartoon/Disney character on her sweater. 她的毛衣上有米老鼠或另外其他的卡通／迪斯尼人物的图案。

  • He made his name as a character actor (= an actor who plays unusual and often humorous people). 他以性格演员著称。

• 2 a person, especially when you are describing a particular quality that they have -- （尤指具有某一特点的）人

  • She's a curious character - I don't really know what to think of her. 她真是个怪人——我真不知道该怎样评价她。

  • There were one or two strange-looking characters hanging around the bar. 有一两个样子奇怪的人在酒吧里转来转去。

  • Ted's quite a character/a real character - he's 70 now and still riding that motorbike. 特德真是个有趣的人——现在都70岁了，还骑着那辆摩托车。

• 3 a letter, number, or other mark or sign used in writing or printing, or the space one of these takes -- （书写或印刷的）字母，字（或数字、标记、符号）；字符

  • a string of characters (= a line of marks) 一串符号

  • The address was written in Chinese/Japanese characters (= systems of writing). 地址是用汉字／日文写的。

  • The computer screen on this laptop is 66 characters (= spaces) wide. 这台笔记本电脑的屏幕有66个字符宽。