characteristic /ˌkærɪktəˈrɪstɪk/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-COUNT The characteristics of a person or thing are the qualities or features that belong to them and make them recognizable. 特征

  例：

  Genes determine the characteristics of every living thing.

  基因决定每个生物的特征。

• 2. 

  ADJ A quality or feature that is characteristic of someone or something is one which is often seen in them and seems typical of them. 典型的

  例：

  ...the absence of strife between the generations that was so characteristic of such societies.

  …代与代之间冲突的消失,而这种冲突曾是这些社会的典型特征。

  例：

  Windmills are a characteristic feature of the Mallorcan landscape.

  风车是马略卡岛风光的一个典型的特色。

• 3. 

  characteristically ADV 典型地

  例：

  He replied in characteristically robust style.

  他以典型的坚定风格作答。