厦门湖里水暖市场:考研英语词汇复习(106): property、character、characteristic、trait、attribute、feature

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考研英语词汇复习(106 
                                                                     
                       
propertycharactercharacteristictraitattributefeature

 

 

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property

character

characteristic

trait 

attribute

feature

      

这组词常用于表示人或物的特征。

 

property   多指物的物理或化学特性,或同类事物所共有的特性,一般不用于指人。

 

   1) The two elementary forms of carbon have very different properties.

               (碳的这两个基本形式量性质大不相同。)

   2) We may not be able to identify a substance from a single property.

                (凭单一特性我们也许不能别出一种物质。)

 

character  泛指人的性格特征,或指人的独特的典型的特征。

 

    1) Indeed, he is a very kind man at heart. What you know about him is not his real character.

               (确实他是一个非常心地善良的人。你对他的了解并不是他的真正品格。

           2)A man’s character can be measured by the types of men with whom he associates.

          (一个人的性格可从他交往何种类型的人加以判断。)

 

characteristic  可指人或事物所具有的、不同于其他人或物的个性或性质。指人时是character 中的具体特征或特点。

 

  1) She united with herself the characteristics of two distinct persons.

     (她身上具有两个截然不同的人的特点。)

 2)Reaction to strong stimuli from the outside world is a characteristic of all animals.

       (对外界的刺激产生反应是所有动物的一个特性。)

 3) This town has all the characteristics of a typical seaside resort.

             (这个小城镇具有所有典型的的海滨特色。)

 

trait   与character一样,指人的具体性格的特征, 侧重于指先天行为模式或性格特征。

 

1)Enthusiasm and honesty are the chief traits / characteristics of his character.

2) The world discriminates one on the basis of clearly genetic traits, such as physical beauty and musical talent.

              (世界常根据显著遗传特点区分人,如长相美和音乐天赋等。)

 

attribute  多指主观人赋予某人或某事物特性或属性。

  

     1) A certain degree of ruthlessness is a necessary attribute for any successful CEO or president.

              (某种程度的残酷对任何一个成功的首席执行官或董事长来说是一种必需要具备的特性。)

     2)Credibility is an essentail attribute that is build on the elements of integrity, reliability, competence and commitemnt.

           (诚信是人的一个基本的特质,是建立在正直,可靠,能力和承诺的基础上。)

3) Heavy rain is a distinctive attribute of the weather near the equator.

     (下大雨是赤道附近地区气候的显著的特征。)。

 

feature   用于人指人的外貌特征,用于物指突出引人注目的特点。

 

1) I haven’t seen him for ages, but I can recall her features very distinctly.

             (我好久没有见到他了,但我还能清楚地回忆起她的容貌。)

2)The magazine makes a feature of children's stories.

      (这本杂志义刊登儿童故事为特色。)

3)The most fruitful approach to a problem is the one which reveals the fundamental features of the problem.

   (解决问题最富有成效的方法是一个能揭示该问题基本特征的方法。)