| 释义 |
trait
\ˈtrāt, usu -ād.+V; Brit usually ˈtrā\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle French, literally, pull, draft, from Latin tractus action of drawing, dragging, pulling, from tractus, past participle of trahere to draw, drag, pull — more at draw
1. : a stroke of or as of a pencil or brush : note, touch
2. : a facial line or feature : lineament
3. : a distinguishing quality (as of personal character) : feature, mark, peculiarity
< possessed what I think is the rarer trait, great physical bravery — Gretchen Finletter >
< familiar traits of church life — W.L.Sperry >
< it is also a distinctly new medium with traits and features of its own — Milton Klonsky >
4. : a characteristic of behavior or a typical artifact that distinguishes a human culture — called also culture trait |