英漢辭典

1. vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb)
   1. [古] 寫,刻,印

2. 2. [古] 描寫

3. 3. 記述[描繪]…特性;表示…的特性;賦予…以特徵[性格];成為…的特色



4. n. (名詞 noun)
   1. (事物的)特徵,特色,特性;(泛指)性質

   assume (an international) character

   具有(國際)性質

   different in character

   性質不同

   the character of desert area

   沙漠地區的特點

   a face without any character

   沒有特徵的臉

   trees of a peculiar character

   一種獨特的樹.

5. 2. [遺] 形質

6. 3. 種類

7. 4. (個人、民族的)性格,品性,品質,品格;骨氣

   a man of fine [mean] character

   品格良好[卑劣]的人

   a man of character [no character]

   有骨氣[沒有骨氣]的人

   build [form] one's character

   陶冶性格

   He has a weak character.

   他性格懦弱.

   the character of Napoleon

   拿破崙的性格

   the English character

   英國人的民族性

8. 5. 身分,資格

9. 6. 地位

10. 7. [口] 人

11. 8. (小說等中的)人物,(戲劇中的)角色,(連環畫中的)主角;名人

    the leading character

    主角

    a public character

    社會知名人士,公眾人物

    a historical character

    歷史人物

    an international character

    國際名人

12. 9. [口] 怪人,與眾不同的人

    His uncle is quite a character.

    他叔叔簡直是個怪人.

13. 10. 名譽,名聲;好名聲

    give sb a good [bad] character

    認為某人名聲好[不好].

    He has a character for honesty.

    他得了個為人誠實的好名聲

14. 11. (僱主給僱員的)品德證明書,推薦書

    a servant with a good character

    持有品德良好推薦書的僕人.

15. 12. (漢語的)字;(某一語言的)字體

    write in large [small] characters

    用大[小]字寫

    in the German character

    用德文字母

    a Chinese character

    漢字

16. 13. 符號

    a musical character

    音樂符號.

17. 14. 記號

18. 15. [通訊] 電碼組合

19. 16. [電腦] 字元

20. 17. [天主教] (由洗禮、按手禮、聖職援予儀式等)印在靈魂上的永久性標記

柯林斯英英辭典

n. (noun)

1. [printing] sort any single letter, numeral, punctuation mark, or symbol cast as a type

2. the combination of traits and qualities distinguishing the individual nature of a person or thing

3. one such distinguishing quality; characteristic

4. moral force; integrity

a man of character

5. reputation, esp a good reputation

6. (as modifier)

character assassination

7. a summary or account of a person's qualities and achievements; testimonial

my last employer gave me a good character

8. capacity, position, or status

he spoke in the character of a friend rather than a father

9. a person represented in a play, film, story, etc; role

10. an outstanding person

one of the great characters of the century

11. [informal] an odd, eccentric, or unusual person

he's quite a character

12. an informal word for person

a shady character

13. a symbol used in a writing system, such as a letter of the alphabet

14. [computing] any letter, numeral, etc, which is a unit of information and can be represented uniquely by a binary pattern

15. a style of writing or printing

16. [genetics] any structure, function, attribute, etc, in an organism, which may or may not be determined by a gene or group of genes

17. a short prose sketch of a distinctive type of person, usually representing a vice or virtue

vt. (transitive verb)

1. [tr] to write, print, inscribe, or engrave

2. [rare] to portray or represent

3. [Etymology] C14: from Latin: distinguishing mark, from Greek kharakter engraver's tool, from kharassein to engrave, stamp