n.

1. （人的）品質；性格；（事物的）性質；特性[C][U]
   He has a changeable character.

   他性格多變。

2. 好品質；骨氣；特色[U]
   A person of character would not cheat.

   品德高尚的人是不會欺詐的。

3. （小說、戲劇等的）人物，角色[C]
   They are the two main characters in the play.

   他們是該劇中的兩個主角。

4. 名聲，名譽[C]
   He established his character by his honesty.

   他靠誠實贏得聲譽。

5. 【口】有個性的人；不誠實的人；怪人[C]
   He looks a suspicious character.

   他像個可疑的人。

   She's quite a character!

   她真有個性！

6. （書寫或印刷）符號；（漢）字；字體[C]
   He wrote in italic characters.

   他用斜體字書寫。

   Chinese characters

   漢字；中文字

7. 【書】身分，資格[U]

vt.

1. 描述
2. 使具有特性

n.

1. the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual.
   ▸strength and originality in a person's nature.
   ▸a person's good reputation.
2. the distinctive nature of something:
   gas lamps give the area its character.
3. a person in a novel, play, or film.
   ▸a part played by an actor.
4. informal an unusual or amusing person.
5. a printed or written letter or symbol.
   ▸Computing  a symbol representing a letter or number.
6. chiefly Biology  a characteristic, especially one that assists in the identification of a species.

v.

[名]

1. ①性格。
2. ②角色。