1. characteristic
① n. a quality or feature of sth. or someone that is typical of them and easy to recognize.特征；特性 What characteristics distinguish the Americans from the Canadians.
② a. very typical of a particular thing or of someone’s character 典型性的
Such bluntness is characteristic of him.
Windy days are characteristic of March.
[辨析]characteristic与character
characteristic是可数名词，意为“与众不同的特征“
character表示（个人、集体、民族特有的）“性格、品质”，还意为“人物；文字”
What you know about him isn’t his real character.
