1. 使具有特點(diǎn) If something is characterized by a particular feature or quality, that feature or quality is an obvious part of it.
e.g. This election campaign has been characterized by violence... 暴力行為已成為這次競選活動(dòng)的一大特點(diǎn)。 e.g. A bold use of colour characterizes the bedroom. 這間臥室的特點(diǎn)是用色大膽。
2. 描繪;描述 If you characterize someone or something as a particular thing, you describe them as that thing.
e.g. Both companies have characterized the relationship as friendly... 兩家公司都認為彼此之間關(guān)系友好。 e.g. This play is characterized as a comedy. 這出戲被認為是喜劇。
characterization I don't fully agree with that characterization of the welfare system. 我并不完全同意對福利制度的描述。
characterize英英釋義
verb
1. describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
e.g. You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover