英语词汇“in character”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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P1. out of character.

a. Contrary to a person's usual behaviour or to what would be expected from the part being played; uncharacteristically, uncharacteristic.

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1698 J. Collier Short View Immorality Eng. Stage i. 21 For certainly 'tis better to say nothing, than talk out of Character.

1725 A. Pope Wks. Shakespear I. Pref. p. xix Many speeches also were put into the mouths of wrong persons, where the Author now seems chargeable with making them speak out of character.

1745 J. Mason Self-knowledge i. iv. 44 It is always Self-Ignorance that leads a Man to act out of Character.

1897 Macmillan's Mag. Mar. 352/1 That such a Greseida should..make sentimental capital out of her widowhood is perhaps not out of character.

1927 Amer. Mercury Nov. 339/2 The slapstick wit of an actor stepping so flamboyantly out of character.

1949 Billboard 26 Nov. 12/4 Her coy wink at the camera was out of character.

2006 D. Moody Hater (2009) 161 If any of the people you are with should begin to act aggressively or out of character, you must isolate yourselves from them immediately.

b. Out of harmony, inappropriate, incongruous.

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the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > out of harmony [phrase]

out of tune1535

at variance1709

out of character1782

out of harmony1853

1782 J. Byng Diary 25 Aug. in Torrington Diaries (1934) I. 79 The two bronze figures..are entirely out of character and situation.

1845 Sporting Mag. Jan. 36 A rearing-bit or a fixed martingale are most decidedly out of character in the hunting field.

1903 G. W. Forrest Cities of India i. 20 The building is probably not more out of character with the climate than the mode of administering justice within its walls is out of character with the habits of the people.

2007 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 11 Jan. 14/3 One exchange that is strikingly out of character with the rest of the book.

†P2. by character: by repute or report. Obsolete.

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1718 W. Gordon Apol. Use of Eng. Liturgy & Worship Pref. p. vi I have not the Honour to be acquainted with the Ingenious Gentleman who is the Author of it; but by Character, he is a Man of a Regular Life.

1791 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse §76 A nobleman scarce known to him, but by public character.

a1817 J. Austen Persuasion (1818) III. x. 217 I had known you by character long before.

1859 F. Nightingale Let. 13 May in G. Vallée F. Nightingale on Health in India (2006) 87 He does not highly extol even his Colonel Campbell (he knows him by character only).

1865 S. Meredith Lacemakers 235 She knew the originals of several of the pictures by sight, and by character.

P3. in character.

a. In harmony, appropriate, congruous.

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the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > suitable or appropriate [phrase]

it is worthy thata1398

in placea1568

in character1733

horses for courses1898

1733 L. Theobald Wks. Shakespeare I. 192 (note) It [sc. a Joke] is in Character with the rest of the Scene.

1810 U. Price Ess. Picturesque (new ed.) II. 67 Thickets, though very proper in forests, and, perhaps, in parks, are not in character with a lawn.

1876 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest II. App. 715 The matter of the answer is clearly in character.

1933 J. B. Priestley Wonder Hero iv. 102 Not tails, I think... Not in character.

2006 P. Sassi Strategies for Sustainable Archit. (2012) iv. 160 The panels were rendered and each one painted in different muted colours in character with the dry desert landscape.

b. In accordance with what would be expected from the part being played or with a person's usual behaviour; characteristic, characteristically.

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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > semblance, outward show > [adverb] > in character

personately1610

in character1752

1752 W. Dodd Beauties Shaks. I. 108 Caliban's Exultation..has something in it very strikingly in Character.

1778 W. Kenrick Lady of Manor i. 12 They are within hearing, so appear to them in character.

1791 H. B. Dudley Woodman iii. xx. 85 (stage direct.) Female Archers, &c. ranged on each Wing—A Dance, in Character, commences on Miss Di Clackit's entering.

a1816 R. B. Sheridan School for Scandal (rev. ed.) iii. i, in Wks. (1821) II. 66 That would be in character, I should think.

1882 J. C. Morison Macaulay v. 158 This is quite in character for the Scotch apostle of ‘blood and iron’.

1947 J. G. Fletcher Arkansas vii. 105 Crockett had to act in character—and this sort of exploit was just what the frontiersmen of Arkansas expected of him.

2007 E. Morrison Swung (2008) i. 31 If you could just tell yourself that you were acting a role..and stay in character, the job would be yours.

P4. in great (also good, high) character: in good repute or high esteem. Now somewhat rare.

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1737 Year of Wonders 8 View York and Talbot with astonish'd Eyes, Both in high Post, both in high Character, Each shines refulgent in his proper Sphere.

1757 London Chron. 10 May 453/1 There were false Brethren among Persons in high Character and Employments in Church and State.

1789 R. Saunders in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 79 82 A medicine formerly in great character.

1825 Examiner 16 May 303/1 Would not the doing all this have been both honourable and useful to Colombia herself? Nations find their account in good character, as well as individuals.

1939 F. J. Roethlisberger & W. J. Dickson Managem. & Worker xv. 353 When I was a boy, it was quite a thing to learn a trade. You had to be in good character, and your family had to be known.

单词	in character
释义	> as lemmas in character Phrases P1. out of character. a. Contrary to a person's usual behaviour or to what would be expected from the part being played; uncharacteristically, uncharacteristic. ΚΠ 1698 J. Collier Short View Immorality Eng. Stage i. 21 For certainly 'tis better to say nothing, than talk out of Character. 1725 A. Pope Wks. Shakespear I. Pref. p. xix Many speeches also were put into the mouths of wrong persons, where the Author now seems chargeable with making them speak out of character. 1745 J. Mason Self-knowledge i. iv. 44 It is always Self-Ignorance that leads a Man to act out of Character. 1897 Macmillan's Mag. Mar. 352/1 That such a Greseida should..make sentimental capital out of her widowhood is perhaps not out of character. 1927 Amer. Mercury Nov. 339/2 The slapstick wit of an actor stepping so flamboyantly out of character. 1949 Billboard 26 Nov. 12/4 Her coy wink at the camera was out of character. 2006 D. Moody Hater (2009) 161 If any of the people you are with should begin to act aggressively or out of character, you must isolate yourselves from them immediately. b. Out of harmony, inappropriate, incongruous. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > out of harmony [phrase] out of tune1535 at variance1709 out of character1782 out of harmony1853 1782 J. Byng Diary 25 Aug. in Torrington Diaries (1934) I. 79 The two bronze figures..are entirely out of character and situation. 1845 Sporting Mag. Jan. 36 A rearing-bit or a fixed martingale are most decidedly out of character in the hunting field. 1903 G. W. Forrest Cities of India i. 20 The building is probably not more out of character with the climate than the mode of administering justice within its walls is out of character with the habits of the people. 2007 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 11 Jan. 14/3 One exchange that is strikingly out of character with the rest of the book. †P2. by character: by repute or report. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1718 W. Gordon Apol. Use of Eng. Liturgy & Worship Pref. p. vi I have not the Honour to be acquainted with the Ingenious Gentleman who is the Author of it; but by Character, he is a Man of a Regular Life. 1791 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse §76 A nobleman scarce known to him, but by public character. a1817 J. Austen Persuasion (1818) III. x. 217 I had known you by character long before. View more context for this quotation 1859 F. Nightingale Let. 13 May in G. Vallée F. Nightingale on Health in India (2006) 87 He does not highly extol even his Colonel Campbell (he knows him by character only). 1865 S. Meredith Lacemakers 235 She knew the originals of several of the pictures by sight, and by character. P3. in character. a. In harmony, appropriate, congruous. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > suitable or appropriate [phrase] it is worthy thata1398 in placea1568 in character1733 horses for courses1898 1733 L. Theobald Wks. Shakespeare I. 192 (note) It [sc. a Joke] is in Character with the rest of the Scene. 1810 U. Price Ess. Picturesque (new ed.) II. 67 Thickets, though very proper in forests, and, perhaps, in parks, are not in character with a lawn. 1876 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest II. App. 715 The matter of the answer is clearly in character. 1933 J. B. Priestley Wonder Hero iv. 102 Not tails, I think... Not in character. 2006 P. Sassi Strategies for Sustainable Archit. (2012) iv. 160 The panels were rendered and each one painted in different muted colours in character with the dry desert landscape. b. In accordance with what would be expected from the part being played or with a person's usual behaviour; characteristic, characteristically. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > semblance, outward show > [adverb] > in character personately1610 in character1752 1752 W. Dodd Beauties Shaks. I. 108 Caliban's Exultation..has something in it very strikingly in Character. 1778 W. Kenrick Lady of Manor i. 12 They are within hearing, so appear to them in character. 1791 H. B. Dudley Woodman iii. xx. 85 (stage direct.) Female Archers, &c. ranged on each Wing—A Dance, in Character, commences on Miss Di Clackit's entering. a1816 R. B. Sheridan School for Scandal (rev. ed.) iii. i, in Wks. (1821) II. 66 That would be in character, I should think. 1882 J. C. Morison Macaulay v. 158 This is quite in character for the Scotch apostle of ‘blood and iron’. 1947 J. G. Fletcher Arkansas vii. 105 Crockett had to act in character—and this sort of exploit was just what the frontiersmen of Arkansas expected of him. 2007 E. Morrison Swung (2008) i. 31 If you could just tell yourself that you were acting a role..and stay in character, the job would be yours. P4. in great (also good, high) character: in good repute or high esteem. Now somewhat rare. ΚΠ 1737 Year of Wonders 8 View York and Talbot with astonish'd Eyes, Both in high Post, both in high Character, Each shines refulgent in his proper Sphere. 1757 London Chron. 10 May 453/1 There were false Brethren among Persons in high Character and Employments in Church and State. 1789 R. Saunders in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 79 82 A medicine formerly in great character. 1825 Examiner 16 May 303/1 Would not the doing all this have been both honourable and useful to Colombia herself? Nations find their account in good character, as well as individuals. 1939 F. J. Roethlisberger & W. J. Dickson Managem. & Worker xv. 353 When I was a boy, it was quite a thing to learn a trade. You had to be in good character, and your family had to be known. extracted from charactern. < as lemmas
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