【英语词汇】property、character、characteristic、trait、attribute、feature

这组词常用于表示人或物的特征。

property多指物的物理或化学特性，或同类事物所共有的特性，一般不用于指人。

1）The two elementary forms of carbon have very different properties.

2）We may not be able to identify a substance from a single property.

character泛指人的性格特征，或指人的独特的典型的特征。

1）Indeed, he is a very kind man at heart. What you know about him is no this real character.

2）A man’s character can be measured by the types of men with whom he associates.

characteristic可指人或事物所具有的、不同于其他人或物的个性或性质。指人时

是character中的具体特征或特点。

1）She united with herself the characteristics of two distinct persons.

2）Reaction to strong stimuli from the outside world is a characteristic of all animals.

3)This town has all the characteristics of a typical seaside resort.

trait与character一样，指人的具体性格的特征,侧重于指先天行为模式或性格特

征。

1）Enthusiasm and honesty are the chief traits/characteristics of his character.

2) The world discriminates one on the basis of clearly genetic traits, such as physical beauty and musical talent.

attribute多指主观人赋予某人或某事物特性或属性。

1）A certain degree of ruthlessness is a necessary attribute for any successful CEO or president.

2）Credibility is an essential attribute that is build on the elements of integrity, reliability, competence and commitment.

3）Heavy rain is a distinctive attribute of the weather near the equator.

feature用于人指人的外貌特征，用于物指突出引人注目的特点。

1）I haven’t seen him for ages, but I can recall her features very distinctly.

2）The magazine makes a feature of children's stories.

3）The most fruitful approach to a problem is the one which reveals the fundamental features of the problem.