characterise動詞1形容、描述、把…描寫成英式拼法Critics characterised the new policy as a step backwards.評論者把這項新政策形容為一種退步。2是…的特色、構成…的特徵英式拼法Long silences and sudden laughter characterised their conversations.漫長的沉默與突然的笑聲是他們談話的特色。3刻畫、塑造英式拼法The novelist characterises her villains with surprising sympathy.這位小說家對反派的刻畫帶著出人意料的同情。