English-Thai Dictionary

character

ADJ ที่ แสดงบทบาท  ที่ สวม บท  ที่ สวมบทบาท  ti-sa-daeng-bote-bad

 

character

N คนที่ มี นิสัย ไม่ เหมือน ใคร  คน แปลก  คน นิสัย ประหลาดๆ  case eccentric type kon-ti-me-ni-sai-mai-muean-krai

 

character

N คุณ ลักษณะ  คุณ ประโยชน์  fiber fibre kun-na-lak-sa-na

 

character

N ชื่อเสียง ดี  ชื่อเสียง  good repute repute reputation chue-siang-de

 

character

N ตัวแสดง  ผู้ สวมบทบาท  fictional character fictitious character tua-sa-daeng

 

character

N นิสัย  ลักษณะ  บุคลิก  ลักษณะนิสัย  อุปนิสัย  trait ni-sai

 

character

N บทบาท ใน ละคร  บทบาท  บทบาท ใน ภาพยนตร์  part persona role theatrical role bote-bad-nai-la-kon

 

character

N สถานภาพ  สถานะ  ตำแหน่ง  status sa-ta-na-phab

 

character

N อักษร  อักขระ  สัญลักษณ์  ตัวอักษร  grapheme graphic symbol ak-son

 

character

N ใบรับรอง งาน  ใบรับรอง งาน จาก นายจ้าง  character reference reference bai-rab-rong-ngan

 

character

VT สลัก อักษร  แกะสลัก อักษร  engrave sa-lak-ak-son

 

characteristic

ADJ ลักษณะพิเศษ  ลักษณะเฉพาะ  ลักษณะเด่น  lak-sa-na-pi-sed

 

characteristic

N ลักษณะนิสัย  attribute property trait lak-sa-na-ni-sai

 

characteristical

ADJ มี ลักษณะพิเศษ  มี คุณ ลักษณะ  มี นิสัย  specifically especially me-lak-sa-na-pi-sed

 

characterization

N การพรรณ นา  การ แสดงบทบาท ใน ละคร 

 

characterize

VT ชื่นชม กับ ลักษณะพิเศษ  พรรณ นา ถึง คุณ สมบัติพิเศษ  chen-chom-kab-lak-sa-na-pi-sed

 

characterize

VT แสดง ลักษณะพิเศษ  แสดง คุณ ลักษณะพิเศษ  qualify indentify mark sa-dang-lak-sa-na-pi-sed

 

charactery

N ตัวพิมพ์ หรือ ตัวอักษร 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CHARACTER

n. 1. A mark made by cutting or engraving, as on stone, metal or other hard material; hence, a mark or figure made with a pen or style, on paper, or other material used to contain writing; a letter, or figure used to form words, and communicate ideas. Characters are literal, as the letters of an alphabet; numeral, as the arithmetical figures; emblematical or symbolical, which express things or ideas; and abbreviations, as C. For centrum, a hundred; lb. For libra, a pound; A.D. Anno domini; etc.
2. A mark or figure made by stamping or impression, as on coins.
3. The manner of writing; the peculiar from of letters used by a particular person.
You know the character to be your brothers
4. The peculiar qualities, impressed by nature or habit on a person, which distinguish him from others; these constitute real character, and the qualities which he is supposed to possess, constitute his estimated character, or reputation. Hence we say, a character is not formed, when the person has not acquired stable and distinctive qualities.
5. An account, description or representation of any thing, exhibiting its qualities and the circumstances attending it; as, to give a bad character o a town, or to a road.
6. A person; as, the assembly consisted of various characters, eminent characters, and low characters.
All the characters in the play appeared to advantage.
The friendship of distinguished characters.
7. By way of eminence, distinguished or good qualities; those which are esteemed and respected; and those which are ascribed to a person in common estimation. We enquire whether a stranger is a man of character.
8. Adventitious qualities impressed by office, or station; the qualities that, in public estimation, belong to a person in a particular station; as when we ask how a magistrate, or commander supports his character.
9. In natural history, the peculiar discriminating qualities or properties of animals, plants and minerals.
These properties, when employed for the purpose of discriminating minerals, are called characters.

 

CHARACTER

v.t. 1. To engrave; to inscribe.
2. A particular aspect or configuration of the heavens.

 

CHARACTERISTIC, CHARACTERISTICAL

a.That constitutes the character; that marks the peculiar, distinctive qualities of a person or thing. Generosity is often a characteristic virtue of a brave man.
It is followed by of.
Generosity is characteristic of true bravery.

 

CHARACTERISTIC

n. 1. That which constitutes a character; that which characterizes; that which distinguishes a person or thing from another.
Invention is the characteristic of Homer.
2. In grammar, the principal letter of a word, which is preserved in most of its tenses, in its derivatives and compounds.
The characteristic of a logarithm, is its index or exponent.
The characteristic triangle of a curve, in geometry, is a rectilinear right-angled triangle, whose hypotenuse makes a part of the curve, not sensibly different from a right line.

 

CHARACTERISTICALLY

adv. The state or qualities of being characteristic.

 

CHARACTERIZE

v.t. 1. To give a character, or an account of the personal qualities of a man; to describe by peculiar qualities.
2. To distinguish; to mark, or express the character; to exhibit the peculiar qualities of a person or thing; as, humility characterizes the true Christian; the hero is characterized by bravery and magnanimity.
The system of mediation has characterized the entire scheme of divine dispensation.
3. To engrave or imprint.
4. To mark with a peculiar stamp, or figure.

 

CHARACTERIZED

pp. Described or distinguished by peculiar qualities.

 

CHARACTERIZING

ppr. Describing or distinguishing by peculiar qualities.

 

CHARACTERLESS

a.Destitute of any peculiar character.

 

CHARACTERY

n.Impression; mark; distinction.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CHARACTER

Char "ac *ter, n. Etym: [L., an instrument for marking, character, Gr. caractère. ]

 

1. A distinctive mark; a letter, figure, or symbol. It were much to be wished that there were throughout the world but one sort of character for each letter to express it to the eye. Holder.

 

2. Style of writing or printing; handwriting; the peculiar form of letters used by a particular person or people; as, an inscription in the Runic character. You know the character to be your brother's Shak.

 

3. The peculiar quality, or the sum of qualities, by which a person or a thing is distinguished from others; the stamp impressed by nature, education, or habit; that which a person or thing really is; nature; disposition. The character or that dominion. Milton. Know well each Ancient's proper character; His fable, subject, scope in every page; Religion, Country, genius of his Age. Pope. A man of. .. thoroughly subservient character. Motley.

 

4. Strength of mind; resolution; independence; individuality; as, he has a great deal of character.

 

5. Moral quality; the principles and motives that control the life; as, a man of character; his character saves him from suspicion.

 

6. Quality, position, rank, or capacity; quality or conduct with respect to a certain office or duty; as, in the miserable character of a slave; in his character as a magistrate; her character as a daughter.

 

7. The estimate, individual or general, put upon a person or thing; reputation; as, a man's character for truth and veracity; to give one a bad character. This subterraneous passage is much mended since Seneca gave so bad a character of it. Addison.

 

8. A written statement as to behavior, competency, etc. , given to a servant. [Colloq. ]

 

9. A unique or extraordinary individuality; a person characterized by peculiar or notable traits; a person who illustrates certain phases of character; as, Randolph was a character; Cæsar is a great historical character.

 

1 . One of the persons of a drama or novel.

 

Note: "It would be well if character and reputation were used distinctively. In truth, character is what a person is; reputation is what he is supposed to be. Character is in himself, reputation is in the minds of others. Character is injured by temptations, and by wrongdoing; reputation by slanders, and libels. Character endures throughout defamation in every form, but perishes when there is a voluntary transgression; reputation may last through numerous transgressions, but be destroyed by a single, and even an unfounded, accusation or aspersion. " Abbott.

 

CHARACTER

Char "ac *ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Charactered.]

 

1. To engrave; to inscribe. [R.] These trees shall be my books. And in their barks my thoughts I 'll character. Shak.

 

2. To distinguish by particular marks or traits; to describe; to characterize. [R.] Mitford.

 

CHARACTERISM

Char "ac *ter *ism, n. Etym: [Gr.

 

Defn: A distinction of character; a characteristic. [Obs. ] Bp. Hall.

 

CHARACTERISTIC

Char `ac *ter *is "tic, a. Etym: [Gr. charactéristique.]

 

Defn: Pertaining to, or serving to constitute, the character; showing the character, or distinctive qualities or traits, of a person or thing; peculiar; distinctive. Characteristic clearness of temper. Macaulay.

 

CHARACTERISTIC

CHARACTERISTIC Char `ac *ter *is "tic, n.

 

1. A distinguishing trait, quality, or property; an element of character; that which characterized. Pope. The characteristics of a true critic. Johnson.

 

2. (Math. )

 

Defn: The integral part (whether positive or negative ) of a logarithm.

 

CHARACTERISTICAL

CHARACTERISTICAL Char `ac *ter *is "tic *al, a.

 

Defn: Characteristic.

 

CHARACTERISTICALLY

CHARACTERISTICALLY Char `ac *ter *is "tic *al *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a characteristic manner; in a way that characterizes.

 

CHARACTERIZATION

CHARACTERIZATION Char `ac *ter *i *za "tion, n.

 

Defn: The act or process of characterizing.

 

CHARACTERIZE

Char "ac *ter *ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Characterized; p. pr. & vb. n.Characterizing. ] Etym: [LL. characterizare, Gr. charactériser.]

 

1. To make distinct and recognizable by peculiar marks or traits; to make with distinctive features. European, Asiatic, Chinese, African, and Grecian faces are Characterized. Arbuthot.

 

2. To engrave or imprint. [Obs. ] Sir M. Hale.

 

3. To indicate the character of; to describe. Under the name of Tamerlane he intended to characterize King William. Johnson.

 

4. To be a characteristic of; to make, or express the character of. The softness and effeminacy which characterize the men of rank in most countries. W. Irving.

 

Syn. -- To describe; distinguish; mark; designate; style; particularize; entitle.

 

CHARACTERLESS

CHARACTERLESS Char "ac *ter *less, a.

 

Defn: Destitute of any distinguishing quality; without character or force.

 

CHARACTERY

CHARACTERY Char "ac *ter *y, n.

 

1. The art or means of characterizing; a system of signs or characters; symbolism; distinctive mark. Fairies use flowers for their charactery. Shak.

 

2. That which is charactered; the meaning. [Obs. ] I will construe to thee All the charactery of my sad brows. Shak.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

character

char ac ter |ˈkariktər ˈkɛr (ə )ktər | ▶noun 1 the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual: running away was not in keeping with her character. • the distinctive nature of something: gas lamps give the area its character. • the quality of being individual, typically in an interesting or unusual way: the island is full of character. • strength and originality in a person's nature: she had character as well as beauty. • a person's good reputation: to what do I owe this attack on my character? • dated a written statement of someone's good qualities; a recommendation. 2 a person in a novel, play, or movie. • a part played by an actor. • [ with adj. ] a person seen in terms of a particular aspect of character: he was a larger-than-life character | shady characters. • informal an interesting or amusing individual: he's a real character. 3 a printed or written letter or symbol. • Computing a symbol representing a letter or number. 4 chiefly Biology a characteristic, esp. one that assists in the identification of a species. ▶verb [ with obj. ] archaic inscribe; engrave. • describe; characterize: you have well charactered him. PHRASES in (or out of ) character in keeping (or not in keeping ) with someone's usual pattern of behavior. DERIVATIVES char ac ter ful |-fəl |adjective, char ac ter ful ly adverb, char ac ter less adjective ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French caractere, via Latin from Greek kharaktēr ‘a stamping tool. ’ From the early sense ‘distinctive mark ’ arose ‘token, feature, or trait ’ (early 16th cent. ), and from this ‘a description, esp. of a person's qualities, ’ giving rise to ‘distinguishing qualities. ’

 

character actor

char ac ter ac tor |ˈkɛr (ə )ktər ˈæktər | ▶noun an actor who specializes in playing eccentric or unusual people rather than leading roles.

 

character assassination

char ac ter as sas si na tion ▶noun the malicious and unjustified harming of a person's good reputation.

 

character code

char ac ter code |ˈkɛr (ə )ktər koʊd | ▶noun Computing the binary code used to represent a letter or number.

 

character dance

char ac ter dance ▶noun a style of ballet deriving inspiration from national or folk dances, or interpreting and representing a particular profession, mode of living, or personality. The movements used tend to be less stylized than in classical ballet, allowing greater individual expression and diversity. DERIVATIVES char ac ter danc er noun

 

characteristic

char ac ter is tic |ˌkariktəˈristik ˈˌkɛr (ə )ktəˈrɪstɪk | ▶adjective typical of a particular person, place, or thing: large farms are characteristic of this area. ▶noun 1 a feature or quality belonging typically to a person, place, or thing and serving to identify it: inherited characteristics such as blood groups. 2 Mathematics the whole number or integral part of a logarithm, which gives the order of magnitude of the original number. DERIVATIVES char ac ter is ti cal ly adverb ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French caractéristique or medieval Latin characteristicus, from Greek kharaktēristikos, from kharaktēr ‘a stamping tool. ’

 

characteristic curve

char ac ter is tic curve ▶noun a graph showing the relationship between two variable but interdependent quantities.

 

characteristic function

char ac ter is tic func tion ▶noun Mathematics a function whose result is one for the members of a given set and zero for all nonmembers.

 

characteristic radiation

char |ac ¦ter |is ¦tic ra ¦di |ation ▶noun [ mass noun ] radiation consisting of wavelengths which are peculiar to the element which emits them.

 

characterize

char ac ter ize |ˈkariktəˌrīz ˈkɛr (ə )ktəˌraɪz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 describe the distinctive nature or features of: the historian characterized the period as the decade of revolution. 2 (of a feature or quality ) be typical or characteristic of: the disease is characterized by weakening of the immune system. DERIVATIVES char ac ter i za tion |ˌkariktərəˈzāSHən |noun ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘engrave, inscribe ’): from French caractériser or medieval Latin characterizare, from Greek kharaktērizein, from kharaktēr ‘a stamping tool. ’

 

character part

char ac ter part ▶noun a part played by a character actor.

 

character recognition

char ac ter rec og ni tion |ˈkɛr (ə )ktər ˌrɛkəɡˈnɪʃən | ▶noun the identification by electronic means of printed or written characters.

 

character sketch

char |ac ¦ter sketch ▶noun a brief written description of a person's qualities.

 

character string

char ac ter string ▶noun a linear sequence of characters, typically one stored in or processed by a computer.

 

character witness

char ac ter wit ness ▶noun a person who attests to another's moral conduct and good reputation in a court of law.

 

charactery

char ac ter y |ˈkariktərē ˈkɛrəktəri | ▶noun literary the expression of thought by symbols or characters; the symbols or characters collectively.

 

Oxford Dictionary

character

char |ac ¦ter |ˈkarəktə | ▶noun 1 the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual: running away was not in keeping with her character. • the distinctive nature of something: gas lamps give the area its character. • [ mass noun ] the quality of being individual in an interesting or unusual way: the island is full of character. • [ mass noun ] strength and originality in a person's nature: she had character as well as beauty. • a person's good reputation: to what do I owe this attack on my character? • dated a written statement of someone's good qualities; a testimonial. 2 a person in a novel, play, or film. • a part played by an actor. • [ with adj. ] a person seen in terms of a particular aspect of character: he was a larger-than-life character | shady characters. • informal an unusual or amusing person: she's a right character with a will of her own. 3 a printed or written letter or symbol. • Computing a symbol representing a letter or number. 4 chiefly Biology a characteristic, especially one that assists in the identification of a species. ▶verb [ with obj. ] archaic inscribe or write (something ). • describe: you have well charactered him. PHRASES in (or out of ) character in keeping (or not in keeping ) with someone's usual pattern of behaviour and motives. DERIVATIVES characterful adjective, characterfully adverb, characterless adjective ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French caractere, via Latin from Greek kharaktēr ‘a stamping tool ’. From the early sense ‘distinctive mark ’ arose ‘token, feature, or trait ’ (early 16th cent. ), and from this ‘a description, especially of a person's qualities ’, giving rise to ‘distinguishing qualities ’.

 

character actor

char |ac ¦ter actor ▶noun an actor who specializes in playing eccentric or unusual people rather than leading roles.

 

character assassination

char |ac ¦ter as ¦sas ¦sin |ation ▶noun [ mass noun ] the malicious and unjustified harming of a person's good reputation.

 

character code

char |ac ¦ter code ▶noun Computing the binary code used to represent a letter or number.

 

character dance

char |ac ¦ter dance ▶noun [ mass noun ] a style of ballet deriving inspiration from national or folk dances, or interpreting and representing a particular profession, mode of living, or personality. DERIVATIVES character dancer noun

 

characteristic

char |ac ¦ter |is ¦tic |karəktəˈrɪstɪk | ▶adjective typical of a particular person, place, or thing: he began with a characteristic attack on extremism. ▶noun 1 a feature or quality belonging typically to a person, place, or thing and serving to identify them: certain defining characteristics of the school emerge from the study. 2 Mathematics the whole number or integral part of a logarithm, which gives the order of magnitude of the original number. DERIVATIVES characteristically adverb ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French caractéristique or medieval Latin characteristicus, from Greek kharaktēristikos, from kharaktēr ‘a stamping tool ’.

 

characteristic curve

char |ac ¦ter |is ¦tic curve ▶noun a graph showing the relationship between two variable but interdependent quantities.

 

characteristic function

char |ac ¦ter |is ¦tic func |tion ▶noun Mathematics a function whose result is unity for the members of a given set and zero for all non-members.

 

characteristic radiation

char |ac ¦ter |is ¦tic ra ¦di |ation ▶noun [ mass noun ] radiation consisting of wavelengths which are peculiar to the element which emits them.

 

characterize

characterize |ˈkarəktərʌɪz |(also characterise ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 describe the distinctive nature or features of: she characterized the period as the decade of revolution. 2 (of a feature or quality ) be typical or characteristic of: the disease is characterized by weakening of the immune system. DERIVATIVES characterization |-ˈzeɪʃ (ə )n |noun ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘engrave, inscribe ’): from French caractériser or medieval Latin characterizare, from Greek kharaktērizein, from kharaktēr ‘a stamping tool ’.

 

character part

char |ac ¦ter part ▶noun a part played by a character actor.

 

character recognition

char |ac ¦ter rec ¦og |ni ¦tion ▶noun [ mass noun ] the identification by electronic means of printed or written characters.

 

character sketch

char |ac ¦ter sketch ▶noun a brief written description of a person's qualities.

 

character string

char |ac ¦ter string ▶noun a linear sequence of characters stored in or processed by a computer.

 

character witness

char |ac ¦ter wit |ness ▶noun a person who attests to another's good reputation in a court of law.

 

charactery

char ac ter y |ˈkariktərē ˈkɛrəktəri | ▶noun literary the expression of thought by symbols or characters; the symbols or characters collectively.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

character

character noun 1 a forceful character | the character of a town: personality, nature, disposition, temperament, temper, mentality, makeup; features, qualities, properties, traits; spirit, essence, identity, ethos, complexion, tone, feel, feeling. 2 a woman of character: integrity, honor, moral strength, moral fiber, rectitude, uprightness; fortitude, strength, backbone, resolve, grit, willpower; informal guts, gutsiness. 3 a stain on his character: reputation, name, good name, standing, stature, position, status. 4 informal a bit of a character: eccentric, oddity, madcap, crank, individualist, nonconformist, rare bird, free spirit; informal oddball. 5 a boorish character: person, man, woman, soul, creature, individual, customer. 6 the characters develop throughout the play: persona, role, part; (characters ) dramatis personae. 7 thirty characters per line: letter, figure, symbol, sign, mark.

 

characteristic

characteristic noun interesting characteristics: attribute, feature, quality, essential quality, property, trait, aspect, element, facet; mannerism, habit, custom, idiosyncrasy, peculiarity, quirk, oddity, foible. ▶adjective his characteristic eloquence: typical, usual, normal, predictable, habitual; distinctive, particular, special, especial, peculiar, idiosyncratic, defining, singular, unique.

 

characterize

characterize verb 1 the period was characterized by scientific advancement: distinguish, make distinctive, mark, typify, set apart. 2 the women are characterized as prophets of doom: portray, depict, present, represent, describe; categorize, class, style, brand.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

character

character noun 1 Jenny had a forceful character | buildings are important to the character of a town: personality, nature, disposition, temperament, temper, mentality, turn of mind, psychology, psyche, constitution, make-up, make, stamp, mould, cast; persona; attributes, features, qualities, properties, traits; essential quality, essence, sum and substance, individuality, identity, distinctiveness, uniqueness, spirit, ethos, complexion, key, tone, tenor, ambience, air, aura, feel, feeling, vibrations; informal kidney; archaic humour, grain. 2 how could any woman of character live with that man? integrity, honour, moral strength, moral fibre, rectitude, uprightness; fortitude, strength, spine, backbone, toughness, resolve, will power, firmness of purpose; informal grit, guts, gutsiness, gumption; Brit. informal bottle. 3 no stain will be on his character: reputation, name, good name, standing, stature, position, status, image, credibility, acceptability, prestige, cachet, kudos, eminence; Indian izzat; archaic report. 4 informal John was a bit of a character: eccentric, oddity, odd fellow, madcap, crank, original, individualist, nonconformist, rare bird; square peg in a round hole; informal oddball, queer fish, odd fish, one; Brit. informal odd bod, oner; informal, dated card, caution, case; rare rara avis. 5 informal her luncheon companion was a boorish character: individual, person, personage, figure, party, being, human being, fellow, man, woman, mortal, soul, creature; informal fella, sort, type, thing, customer, punter, cookie, bunny, critter; Brit. informal bloke, chap, bod, geezer, gent; N. Amer. informal guy, gal, dame, dude, hombre; informal, dated body, dog; Brit. vulgar slang sod, bugger; archaic wight. 6 the characters develop greatly throughout the novel: persona, person, role, part; (characters ) dramatis personae. 7 the file name must not exceed thirty characters: letter, figure, symbol, sign, mark, type, cipher, device, hieroglyph, rune; technical grapheme.

 

characteristic

characteristic noun these men have some interesting characteristics: attribute, feature; quality, essential quality, property, trait, aspect, element, facet; mannerism, manner, habit, custom, way, mark, trademark, hallmark, distinction; idiosyncrasy, peculiarity, quirk, oddity, foible; penchant, proclivity, bent. ▶adjective his characteristic eloquence | poor soils are characteristic of the uplands: typical, usual, normal, predictable, habitual, in character; distinctive, distinguishing, particular, special, especial, individual, specific, peculiar, idiosyncratic, singular, unique, exclusive, unmistakable; representative, symbolic, symptomatic, indicative, diagnostic. ANTONYMS unusual.

 

characterize

characterize verb 1 the period was characterized by rapid scientific advancement: distinguish, make distinctive, mark, set apart, identify, specify, signalize, indicate, denote, designate, stamp; typify, pervade, permeate, suffuse. 2 the women are typically characterized as prophets of doom: portray, depict, present, represent, describe, outline, delineate, show, draw, sketch; categorize, class, classify, style, brand.

 

Duden Dictionary

Character indelebilis

Cha rac ter in de le bi lis Substantiv, maskulin , der |Char a cter indel e bilis |der Character indelebilis; Genitiv: des Character indelebilis griechisch-lateinisch ; lateinisch unzerstörbares Merkmal oder Siegel, das nach katholischer Lehre Taufe, Firmung und Priesterweihe der Seele einprägen

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

character

char ac ter /kǽrəktə r / (! ch-は /k /; 強勢は第1音節 ) 〖「刻印 」＞「特徴 」〗(形 )characteristic 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 a. C 〖通例単数形で 〗(個人 団体 国民などの )性格 , 個性 ▸ have a good [moral ] character 性格が良い ▸ character faults 性格の欠点 ▸ Hospitality is part of their national character .手厚いもてなしは彼らの国民性の一部だ b. U 人格 , 品性, 精神力 ▸ character building 人格形成 ▸ a person of great character すばらしい人格の持ち主 ▸ He showed great character in overcoming his illness .彼は病気を克服して卓越した精神力を示した コーパスの窓 characterとpersonality character はその人の持つ特徴や人格 品位など道徳的な性格で, bad, good, great, nobleなどの 形容詞 と共によく用いられる. personality は他人へのふるまい方や印象を表す人柄 性質をさし, pleasant, warm, lively, violent, quietなどの 形容詞 を伴うことが多い .2 U (総合的な )特性 , 特徴 ; C 〖単数形で 〗具体的特徴 ▸ the peaceful character of the island その島の平和な特質 ▸ clothes that are simple in character 地味な服 3 U ｟ほめて ｠個性, 魅力 ▸ Most shopping centers have little character .たいていのショッピングセンターは個性がほとんどない ▸ a guide with a lot of character とても個性のあるガイド 4 C 〖形容詞を伴って 〗(…な )人 ; ｟くだけて ｠〖a ～〗おもしろい人 ; 変わり者 ▸ a shady [suspicious ] character 不審人物 ▸ a reformed [changed ] character 改心した人 ▸ He's a real character .彼はまったく変わった人だ [たいしたやつだ ]5 C U ｟かたく ｠評判, 名声 (reputation )▸ a man of reliable character 信頼のおける人 6 C (小説 劇 映画などの )(登場 )人物 , 役 , キャラクター ▸ a main [central ] character in the film 映画の主人公 ▸ well-known cartoon characters 有名な漫画のキャラクター 7 C 文字 (!letterと違い, 通例表意文字をさす ) ; 〖集合的に 〗字体 ; 符号 , 記号 ▸ Chinese [kana ] characters 漢字 [かな文字 ]8 C ｟英 やや古 ｠(雇い主が旧使用人に与える )推薦書, 人物証明書 (character reference ).9 U 〘遺伝 〙形質 .10 U C 資格 , 身分 .in [out of ] ch á racter 1 (その人 )らしい [らしくない ]; 役にはまった [不向きな ]▸ His response to the news was totally in character .その知らせに対する彼の応答はまったく彼らしかった 2 «…に » ふさわしい [ふさわしくない ], 適している [いない ] «with » .～́ à ctor 性格俳優 .～̀ assassin á tion 中傷 , 誹謗 （ひぼう ）.～́ w ì tness 〘法 〙性格証人 〘原告 被告の評判について証言する 〙.

 

characterful

ch á r ac ter ful 形容詞 特異な, おもしろい, 興味をそそる .

 

characteristic

char ac ter is tic /kæ̀rəktərɪ́stɪk / (! 強勢は第4音節 ) →character 名詞 複 ～s /-s /C 〖しばしば ～s 〗(人 物などの )特徴, 特色 , 特質 ▸ a defining characteristic of Japanese culture 日本文化を決定づける特徴 ▸ the characteristics of his poems [the nation ]彼の詩の特徴 [国民性 ]形容詞 more ～; most ～(人 物の )特徴 [特質 ]を示す ; 【人 物などに 】特有の [な ], 独特の «of » ; 〖it is ～ of A to do 〗…するのはA 〈人 物など 〉の特徴である (↔uncharacteristic )▸ The flower has its characteristic smell .その花は特有のにおいを持っている ▸ Her sweet voice was characteristic of her .きれいな声は彼女の特徴であった ▸ It is characteristic of him to say so .そんなことを言うとはいかにも彼らしい .

 

characteristically

char ac ter is ti cal ly /kæ̀rəktərɪ́stɪk (ə )li /副詞 〖通例 形容詞 の前で 〗(いかにも )その人の特徴を表して [捉えて ], 特徴的に ; 〖文修飾; 文頭で 〗…らしいことだが .

 

characterization

ch à r ac ter i z á tion 名詞 U 1 〖具体例では 可算 〗(小説や劇中の )人物 [性格 ]描写, 人物表現 .2 特徴の説明 .

 

characterize

ch á r ac ter ì ze 動詞 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠1 〈人 物 事 場所 〉を特徴づける ; 〖be ～d 〗 «…によって » 特徴づけられている, «…が » 特徴である «by » .2 …の特徴を説明する ; …の特徴は «…であると » 見なす [言う ] «as » .

 

characterless

ch á r ac ter less 形容詞 平凡な, おもしろ味のない .