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character

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char·ac·ter /ˈkærəktə $ -ər/ ●●● S1 W1 noun  
1  all SB’s qualities 某人所有的品质 [countableC usually singular]CHARACTER/PERSONALITY the particular combination of qualities that makes someone a particular type of person 〔某人的〕个性，性格 → characteristic
 He has a cheerful but quiet character.
他的性格乐观文静。
 Children grow up with a mixture of character traits (=character qualities) from both sides of their family.
儿童在成长过程中会把父母亲双方的性格特点都继承下来。
 his temper and other character flaws (=bad qualities)
他的火爆脾气和其他性格缺陷
in character/out of character (=typical or untypical of someone’s character) 符合/不符合…的个性
 He swore, which was out of character for him.
他咒骂了起来，这与他的性格不符。
the English/French etc character
 Openness is at the heart of the American character.
坦诚是美国人的性格特点。
character sketch (=a description of someone’s character) 性格特写，个性描写
2  person 人物 [countableC]
a) Aa person in a book, play, film etc 〔书、剧本、电影等中的〕人物，角色
 Candida is the most interesting character in the play.
坎迪达是剧中最有趣的人物。
 In the story, the main character has left his girlfriend and baby.
故事中，主人公离开了他的女友和孩子。
 Everyone recognizes Disney’s cartoon characters.
迪士尼的卡通人物尽人皆知。
b) PERSON/PEOPLEa person of a particular type, especially a strange or dishonest one 某一类型的人；〔尤指〕怪人，不诚实的人
 a couple of shady characters standing on the corner
站在角落里的几个形迹可疑的人
 I’m considered a reformed character these days (=someone who has stopped doing bad things).
现在我被认为是改邪归正了。
c) INTERESTINGan interesting and unusual person 有趣的人；不同寻常的人
 Linda was something of a character.
琳达可是个有趣的人。
3  qualities of STH 某物的特色 [singular, uncountableU]CHARACTER OF something the particular combination of features and qualities that makes a thing or place different from all others 特点，特征，特色 SYN nature
character of
 The whole character of the school has changed.
这所学校的特色已经完全变了。
 the unspoilt character of the coast
海滨未遭破坏的特色景致
in character
 The southern state became more nationalist in character.
这个南方州的民族主义色彩变得更加鲜明了。
4  moral strength 道德力量 [uncountableU]GOOD/MORAL a combination of qualities such as courage, loyalty, and honesty that are admired and regarded as valuable 人格，好的品质，品性
 a woman of great character
一位品格高尚的妇人
 Schools were created to teach reading and mathematics, not moral character.
那时创办学校是为了教学生识字认数，而不是进行道德教育。
 It takes strength of character to admit you are wrong.
承认自己的错误是需要勇气的。
 Sport can be character building (=develop good moral qualities).
体育运动可以培养良好的品格。
5  interesting quality 有趣的特点 [uncountableU]CHARACTER/PERSONALITY a quality that makes someone or something special and interesting 〔使某人或某物特别或有趣的〕特征
 a red wine with a meaty character
一种味道浓郁的红葡萄酒
 suburban houses that lack character
没有特色的郊区住宅
6  reputation 声誉 [uncountableU] formalREPUTATION the opinion that people have about whether you are a good person and can be trusted 声誉，名望
7  letter/sign 字母/符号 [countableC]SL a letter, mark, or sign used in writing, printing, or on a computer 〔书写、印刷或计算机上的〕字，字体，符号
 COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2a:
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + character
the main/central/leading character 主角/中心人物/主要人物
Alec is the central character in the play.
亚历克是剧中的中心人物。
nthe lead character (=in a play, film, or television series)
DiCaprio played the lead character in Titanic.
a minor character 配角，次要人物
Two of the minor characters get killed.
有两名配角死了。
a television/movie/cartoon character 电视剧/电影/卡通片人物
Who’s your favourite television character?
你最喜欢的电视剧人物是谁？
a comic/tragic character (=a funny or sad one) 喜剧/悲剧人物
Homer Simpson is a great comic character.
霍默•辛普森是非常著名的喜剧人物。
fictional/fictitious (=not existing in real life) 虚构的
People sometimes forget that television characters are fictional.
人们有时候会忘记电视剧人物是虚构的。
convincing (=seeming like a real person) 有说服力的
The characters were totally convincing.
这些人物绝对有说服力。
a sympathetic character (=one you like) 讨人喜欢的人物
nIn the book, Jeff isn’t a sympathetic character.
verbs
play a character 扮演角色
I wanted to play the character of Danny.
我想演丹尼这个角色。
portray a character (=show one in a play, book, film etc) 刻画人物
The main characters are brilliantly portrayed.
主要人物刻画得非常出色。
ndevelop a character (=make a character become more interesting)
The movie didn’t develop his character as well as the book did.
nnouns
character development (=the process of developing characters)
I thought the plot was boring and there wasn’t much character development.
a character actor (=an actor who plays interesting or unusual characters)
He’s a well-known character actor.
Examples from the Corpus
character• Carmen Maura plays the passionate, beautiful Pepa, the central character of director Pedro Almodovar's movie.• Ellis is a man of exceptional character.• Thus, when you insert it into text, existing characters move to the right and down to make room.• Her female characters often have strong, important relationships with other women.• Each group is named after a fictional character like Mickey Mouse.• Ancient literature uses fictional characters to illustrate moral dilemmas.• Her husband was a man of good character, well-liked and respected by his colleagues.• Her behavior last night revealed a lot about her character.• Rex may be the ideal idol to many men but you will have to settle with playing his character in the game.• His actions during the war showed his character.• Liquids are different in character from both solids and gases.• Jed is one of most likeable characters in the play.• Beneath his brash, noisy exterior was a much shrewder and lonelier character than he admitted.• A couple of suspicious-looking characters were standing outside the house.• He writes Westerns in which the main characters are gay.• It's a red wine with an almost meaty character.• She did forget the name of the other most memorable character, bearded and effusive.• She is the only character with a named chapter in each of the four sections.• He was a repulsive character.• A candidate's character and qualifications are more important than past experience.• A person's character is very important to me when I decide who I want to work with.• She gave up trying to analyse Guy Sterne's character on the basis of his bookshelves.• The pronunciations given for these components, and for the characters of which they form part, are those of present-day Mandarin.• It was a wonderful story -- the characters were so convincing.• King Henry is the name given to a donkey, the title character in the children's book, 'King Henry Saves Christmas'.• Each neighborhood has its own unique character.• Now they're arguably the easiest of all classics to look after, and come brimming with character as standard.
character traits• The inviolable Gedge formed character traits as a child that give a fascinating insight into his later life.
reformed character• Moz had become a reformed character.• But he was not a reformed character.• Nutty began to think Nails was a reformed character.• Peter O'Toole is another reformed character.
character of• Residents want to preserve the character of their neighborhoods.
strength of character• But it is proof of his astonishing strength of character.• She had enormous strength of character.• No man deserves to be praised for his goodness unless he has strength of character to be wicked.• Siefert described McCrea's strength of character in a difficult situation.• Self-discipline was all that was needed, he said: concentration, Sitzfleisch, strength of character.• People differ in their knowledge, skills, strength of character and understanding.• It takes a special strength of character to spend decades doggedly pursuing a theory that attracts harsh opposition.• Inevitably, the interlude material should not have the strength of character of the main section material.• She still clung to life by some unknown strength of character and Fon loved her for it.• It takes unusual strength of character to fight against so much opposition.
of ... good character• The goodness of her own good characters was a thing she always insisted on, and felt to be imperfectly appreciated.• Mr Gore has shown himself through the years to be a man of good character.• Mr. David Josse, mitigating, said Youngman was a man of previous good character who behaved inexplicably that evening.• When hiring band members, Lawrence always preferred less talented musicians of good character over brilliant musicians of unstable character.• Criminals must be punished, but people of good character must be rewarded.• But what was most interesting was her praise of the good characters.• Ceylon A slightly fragrant tea of good character for all-round drinking.• Only people over 70 were eligible, and initially there was an income test and also a test of good character.
From Longman Business Dictionary
characterchar·ac·ter /ˈkærəktə-ər/ noun [countableC]
COMPUTING a number, letter, or other sign used on a computer
Origin character
(1300-1400) Old French caractere, from Latin character “mark, particular quality”, from Greek, from charassein “to make a mark in a surface”
char·ac·ter noun →COLLOCATIONS1
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