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characterize 音标拼音: [k'ɛrəktɚ ,ɑɪz] vt. 表示…的特性,使具有…特点 表示…的特性,使具有…特点 characterize v 1: describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of; " You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist"; " This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover" [ synonym: { qualify}, { characterize}, { characterise}] 2: be characteristic of; " What characterizes a Venetian painting?" [ synonym: { characterize}, { characterise}] Characterize \ Char" ac* ter* ize\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Characterized}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Characterizing}.] [ LL. characterizare, Gr. ?: cf. F. charact[' e] riser.] 1. To make distinct and recognizable by peculiar marks or traits; to make with distinctive features. [ 1913 Webster] European, Asiatic, Chinese, African, and Grecian faces are Characterized. -- Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To engrave or imprint. [ Obs.] -- Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To indicate the character of; to describe. [ 1913 Webster] Under the name of Tamerlane he intended to characterize King William. -- Johnson. [ 1913 Webster] 4. To be a characteristic of; to make, or express the character of. [ 1913 Webster] The softness and effeminacy which characterize the men of rank in most countries. -- W. Irving. 5. ( Chem.) to identify the structure or nature of; as, the antibiotic activity in the sample was characterized by HPLC, and proved to be erythromycin. [ PJC] Syn: To describe; distinguish; mark; designate; style; particularize; entitle. [ 1913 Webster] 93 Moby Thesaurus words for " characterize": adumbrate, argue, be characteristic, be indicative of, be significant of, be symptomatic of, bespeak, betoken, block out, brand, bring to life, catch a likeness, chalk out, character, chart, connote, define, delineate, demarcate, denominate, denote, depict, describe, diagram, differentiate, disclose, display, distinguish, draft, draw, earmark, entail, evoke, express, give evidence, give token, give words to, highlight, hint, hit off, identify, indicate, individualize, individuate, involve, keynote, label, limn, manifest, map, mark, mark off, mark out, mean, notate, note, outline, paint, peculiarize, personalize, picture, picturize, portray, print, qualify, register, render, represent, reveal, rough out, rub, schematize, set apart, set forth, set the pace, set the tone, show, signalize, signify, skeleton, sketch, sound the keynote, stand for, suggest, symbolize, symptomatize, symptomize, take a rubbing, testify, trace, trace out, trace over, write
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