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

单词	feature
释义	fea·ture I. \ˈfēchə(r)\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English feture, from Middle French faiture, feture, from Latin factura act of making, formation, from factus (past participle of facere to make, do) + -ura -ure — more at do 1. a. : the makeup, structure, form, or outward appearance of a person or thing < a man of large feature > b. obsolete : a part of the body : limb c. : something that goes to make up something else : element, part, constituent < a feature of English grammar is the number of periphrastic forms > < it is also possible to hear features of pitch and intonation — Stanley Newman > < this course teaches the student the features, operation, and care of darkroom equipment — Bulletin of Meharry Medical College > < it was a bad evening from then on, its only good feature being its shortness — Lloyd Alexander > 2. a. : the makeup or cast of the face or its parts : facial aspect or appearance < stern of feature even when he smiled > b. (1) : a part of the face : lineament < a man with oriental features > < her head … seems too small for her generous features — Time > (2) features plural : face. countenance < an embarrassed blush on his features > c. obsolete : physical beauty < cheated of feature by dissembling nature — Shakespeare > d. : distinctive outline, form, or quality < could not well describe the features of the painting > < an experience with no special or distinctive feature > 3. archaic : a shape or a thing with form : a visible form : apparition 4. a. : a marked element of something : something that is especially prominent : peculiarity, characteristic < sparse pine growth was a feature of the landscape > b. : something offered to the public or to a clientele that is exhibited or advertised as particularly attractive : a special inducement: as (1) : a distinctive, prominent, or unusual article, story, or picture (as one with strong emotional or human-interest appeal) in a newspaper or periodical < an account of the fire was a feature of the Sunday supplement > especially : a newspaper story that consists of background or analysis or that depends on unusual treatment as contrasted with a straight news story (2) : a special department in a newspaper or periodical < detailed weather reports are a feature of the morning paper > (3) : the main presentation in a program at a motion-picture theater : a film of considerable length presented as the main attraction at a theater 5. : an evidence of human occupation (as a house floor, fire pit, or storage pit) encountered in archaeological excavation II. verb (featured ; featured ; featuring \-ch(ə)riŋ\ ; features) *transitive verb* 1. now dialect : to resemble in features : favor 2. : to be a feature of < another performance of the Haydn Mass … featured our stop in Atlanta — R.K.Leopold > < agricultural radicalism featured the period from 1880 to 1896 — C.A.M.Ewing > 3. : to picture or portray in the mind : imagine < can you feature wearing a necktie out here — K.M.Dodson > 4. a. : to make a feature of : give special prominence to < the newspaper featured the story of the murder > < the theater was featuring a murder-mystery film > b. : to be marked by : have as a characteristic or feature < the string quartets feature a style more characteristic of the last century than this one > c. : to provide with a special feature < their annual Blossom Festival, featured by parades, balls, concerts — American Guide Series: Michigan > *intransitive verb* : to play a significant part : comprise a feature < other lesser-known figures who feature in the book — Times Literary Supplement > < a Ten-Year Plan in which … urgently needed rehousing, hydroelectric, and other development schemes were intended to feature largely — New Statesman & Nation > III. adjective : being a special or main attraction : constituting a feature < a feature story on candidates' wives > < a feature performer > < a feature picture > IV. noun : any of the properties (as voice or gender) that are characteristic of a grammatical element (as a phoneme or morpheme) ; especially : one that is distinctive
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