characteristic

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

char·ac·ter·is·tic [characteristic characteristics] adjective, noun BrE [ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪk] NAmE [ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪk]
adjective ~ (of sth/sb)
very typical of sth or of sb's character
• She spoke with characteristic enthusiasm.
Opp: ↑uncharacteristic

Word Origin:
mid 17th cent.: from French caractéristique or medieval Latin characteristicus, from Greek kharaktēristikos, from kharaktēr ‘a stamping tool’.

Thesaurus:
characteristic adj.
•with her characteristic modesty
typical • • representative • • classic • • usual • • habitual • • normal •
Opp: uncharacteristic
characteristic/typical/representative of sb/sth
a characteristic/typical/representative/classic example of sth
characteristic/typical/usual/habitual/normal behaviour
Characteristic or typical? When it is used to mean that sb behaves as you would expect, typical often shows disapproval, but characteristic usually shows approval
•It was typical of her to forget.
• Such kindness was characteristic of Mike.


Example Bank:
•a problem that was fairly characteristic of late eighteenth century society
•his highly characteristic features
•They suffer from many of the environmental problems that are characteristic of inner-city areas.
•With characteristic modesty she insisted on sharing the credit with the whole team.
Derived Word: ↑characteristically
 
noun ~ (of sth/sb)
a typical feature or quality that sth/sb has
• The need to communicate is a key characteristic of human society.
• The two groups of children have quite different characteristics.
•Personal characteristics, such as age and sex are taken into account.
•genetic characteristics

Word Origin:
mid 17th cent.: from French caractéristique or medieval Latin characteristicus, from Greek kharaktēristikos, from kharaktēr ‘a stamping tool’.

Thesaurus:
characteristic noun C
•The species have several characteristics in common.
feature • • quality • • trait • • point • • attribute • |technical property •
a/an essential/desirable/individual characteristic/feature/quality/trait/attribute/property
a/an important/natural/special/useful characteristic/feature/quality/attribute/property
possess/display/share (a) characteristic/feature/quality/trait/… points/attribute/property

Example Bank:
•Mobility is the defining characteristic of modern life.
•The two species have several characteristics in common.
•Voters are primarily attracted by the charisma or personal characteristics of a candidate.
•His melodies have distinguishing characteristics which make them instantly identifiable.
•Personal characteristics, such as age, sex and marital status are taken into account.

 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  device characteristic, feature