Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #805
character
角色;人物
A person in a story, play, or film; a persona.
- 1.
A being involved in the action of a story; a persona.
参与故事情节的角色;人物
- 2.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
虚构作品中的角色(如戏剧、电影或故事中的人物)
- 3.
A distinguishing feature; characteristic; trait; nature; phene.
区别特征;特性;性格;表型。
- 4.
a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
定义事物明显个性的特征属性
- 5.
A complex of traits marking a person, group, breed, or type.
标志一个人、群体、品种或类型的特征综合
- 6.
the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions; - Herbert Spencer
决定一个人道德和伦理行为及反应的内在属性综合体;- 赫伯特·斯宾塞
- 7.
Strength of mind; resolution; independence; individuality; moral strength.
心智的力量;决心;独立性;个性;道德力量。
- 8.
A unique or extraordinary individual; a person characterized by peculiar or notable traits, especially charisma.
具有独特或非凡特征的个人;以特殊或显著特征为特征的人,尤其是魅力
- 9.
A written or printed symbol, or letter.
书写或印刷的符号或字母。
- 10.
One of the basic elements making up a text file or string: a code representing a printing character or a control character.
构成文本文件或字符串的基本元素之一:代表打印字符或控制字符的代码
- 11.
An assignment of complex numbers to each element of a group, in particular a finite abelian group. More precisely, a group homomorphism into the group of units of a field (usually C).
将复数分配给群的每个元素,特别是有限阿贝尔群。更准确地说,是一个群同态到一个域(通常是C)的单位群。
- 12.
Quality, position, rank, or capacity; quality or conduct with respect to a certain office or duty.
质量、地位、等级或能力;关于某一职位或职责的质量或行为
特征;特性;性质;品行;道德品质;意志;毅力;骨气;有特点的人;与众不同的人物;文字;字母;符号
In use
In the movie, the main character is a brave detective.
Each species has its own unique character.
She is a woman of strong character.
she is the main character in the novel
the radical character of our demands
education has for its object the formation of character
have character
不可数名词,指道德品质或个性魅力。
She has a lot of character.
她很有个性。
play a character
指在戏剧或电影中扮演一个角色。
Connections
Collocations
- strong character
- 坚强的性格
- She has a strong character and never gives up.她性格坚强,从不放弃。
- main character
- 主要角色
- The main character in the novel is a young detective.这部小说中的主要角色是一名年轻的侦探。
- character traits
- 性格特征
- Honesty and kindness are important character traits.诚实和善良是重要的性格特征。
- character development
- 角色发展
- The movie focuses on the character development of the hero.这部电影着重于主角的角色发展。
- good character
- 良好的品格
- He is a man of good character and integrity.他是一个品格良好、正直的人。
- character reference
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将character拆为char和act,联想char像‘茶’,品茶如品人,体现品格。
Context & Register
register: 中性;contexts: 戏剧表演、日常比喻;note: 多用于描述人的角色或行为特征
Grammar Note
可数名词,表示角色、特征或性格。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in /ktər/ share the final sound but are not perfect rhymes with character because character has an extra unstressed syllable (e.g., /ˈkær.ək.tər/ vs. /ˈæk.tər/).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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