personality

personality
(pl. -ies)
  1. the combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinctive character
    个性,人格
    she had a sunny personality that was very engaging.
    她个性阳光,颇具魅力。
    each brand of gin has its own personality.
    每种牌子的杜松子酒都有自己的特点。
    [mass noun]she has triumphed by sheer force of personality.
    她完全靠人格的力量获得了胜利。
    ■[mass noun]qualities that make someone interesting or popular
    (使人受关注或受欢迎的)特性;品质
    she's always had loads of personality.
    她总是有许多与众不同的品质。
  2. a famous person, especially in entertainment or sport
    (尤指娱乐或体育界的)名人
    an official opening by a famous personality.
    由名人主持的正式开幕式。
  3. [mass noun](archaic)the quality or fact of being a person as distinct from a thing or animal
    (古)人格
  4. (personalities)(archaic)disparaging remarks about an individual
    (古)人身攻击,诽谤
语源
  1. late Middle English (in sense 3): from Old French personalite, from medieval Latin personalitas, from Latin personalis 'of a person' (see personal). Sense 1 dates from the late 18th cent
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