characterization

characterization 是“刻画、描绘某人或某事物的方式或过程”，常用于文学、影视、评论和分析语境。

💡 记忆钩子

把一个人或事物的特点一笔笔画出来，就是 characterization：可以是刻画人物，也可以是对某种现象作出整体描绘。

📝 学习建议

不要把 characterization 只理解成“性格”；它强调的是刻画或呈现特点的过程和结果，适用范围比人物性格更广。
学习时先掌握“人物刻画”和“对现象的描绘”这条主线，再根据上下文理解它具体刻画的对象。

📖 中文释义

noun

core 刻画；描绘

📖 指通过语言、行动、外貌或其他呈现方式，刻画一个人、角色、事物或现象的特点；也可以指这种刻画所形成的整体形象。

💡 常用“the characterization of + 人物或对象”表示“对……的刻画”，也可说“对某角色的刻画很细腻”。这个词偏正式，尤其常用于文学、电影和艺术评论；中文学习者容易把它误译成“性格”，但它说的是呈现特点的方式或结果，而不只是性格本身。

The film is praised for its realistic characterization of the two sisters.

这部电影因对两姐妹的真实刻画而受到好评。

Her characterization of the villain makes him seem surprisingly human.

她对这个反派的刻画让他显得出人意料地有人性。

characterizations plural

📘 英文释义 (WordNet) 共 3 组

acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture

同义词集: portrayal characterization enactment personation

上位: acting, performing, playacting, playing 下位: character, impression, part, persona, role, theatrical role

the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features

同义词集: characterization characterisation

the media's characterization of Al Gore as a nerd

上位: description

a graphic or vivid verbal description; ;

同义词集: word picture word-painting delineation depiction picture characterization characterisation

too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures

the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland

the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters

上位: description, verbal description 下位: epithet, portrait, portraiture, portrayal

🌳 词源

由动词 characterize 加名词后缀 -ation 构成。

Ancient Greek χαράσσω (kharássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Ancient Greek -τήρ (-tḗr) Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ίζω (-ízō) Ancient Greek χᾰρακτηρίζω (khăraktērízō)der. Medieval Latin charactērizōder. English characterize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English characterization From characterize + -ation.

🔄 变式

characterizations plural

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