characterize

Word family (noun) character characteristic characterization (adjective) characteristic ≠ uncharacteristic characterless (verb) characterize (adverb) characteristically ≠ uncharacteristically

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcharacterizechar‧ac‧ter‧ize (also characterise British English) /ˈkærəktəraɪz/ W3 verb [transitive] 1 DESCRIBEto describe the qualities of someone or something in a particular way SYN portraycharacterize somebody as (being) something The group was characterized as being well-educated and liberal.2 TYPICALto be typical of a person, place, or thing Bright colours characterize his paintings.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpuscharacterize• On the basis of many types of psychological testing of individuals, the researchers characterized a personality syndrome they termed authoritarianism.• The settlement and infrastructure field is also characterized by a wide range of users with a great diversity of interests.• Second, the political world is characterized by political stratification.• Robinson's photographs are characterized by the intense contrasts of dark and light areas, and the consequent loss of detail.• Natural law thinking is characterized by two major problems.• He has the confidence that characterizes successful businessmen.• In trying to characterize these roles, it is not easy to avoid oversimplification.characterize somebody as (being) something• A State Department spokesman, also displaying a talent for diplomacy, declined to characterize the appointment as a promotion.• The issue dominated the campaign, prompting many commentators to characterize the election as a virtual referendum on the independence issue.• This perhaps explains the strident colors which characterize his paintings as certainly it suggests the source of their extreme verisimilitude.• Kerzner has denied breaking the law, and Sun has characterized the episode as commercial extortion.• He intends to plead not guilty, according to his lawyer, Plato Cacheris, who characterized his client as emotionally distraught.• My question was to we have to characterize it as excellent?• Scientists characterize the humanities as uncertain, vague and irrelevant.

单词	characterize
释义	characterize Word family (noun) character characteristic characterization (adjective) characteristic ≠ uncharacteristic characterless (verb) characterize (adverb) characteristically ≠ uncharacteristically From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcharacterizechar‧ac‧ter‧ize (also characterise British English) /ˈkærəktəraɪz/ ●●○ W3 verb [transitive] 1 DESCRIBEto describe the qualities of someone or something in a particular way SYN portraycharacterize somebody as (being) something The group was characterized as being well-educated and liberal.2 TYPICALto be typical of a person, place, or thing Bright colours characterize his paintings.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpuscharacterize• On the basis of many types of psychological testing of individuals, the researchers characterized a personality syndrome they termed authoritarianism.• The settlement and infrastructure field is also characterized by a wide range of users with a great diversity of interests.• Second, the political world is characterized by political stratification.• Robinson's photographs are characterized by the intense contrasts of dark and light areas, and the consequent loss of detail.• Natural law thinking is characterized by two major problems.• He has the confidence that characterizes successful businessmen.• In trying to characterize these roles, it is not easy to avoid oversimplification.characterize somebody as (being) something• A State Department spokesman, also displaying a talent for diplomacy, declined to characterize the appointment as a promotion.• The issue dominated the campaign, prompting many commentators to characterize the election as a virtual referendum on the independence issue.• This perhaps explains the strident colors which characterize his paintings as certainly it suggests the source of their extreme verisimilitude.• Kerzner has denied breaking the law, and Sun has characterized the episode as commercial extortion.• He intends to plead not guilty, according to his lawyer, Plato Cacheris, who characterized his client as emotionally distraught.• My question was to we have to characterize it as excellent?• Scientists characterize the humanities as uncertain, vague and irrelevant.
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