trait

trait
[treɪ, treɪt]
noun
  1. a distinguishing quality or characteristic, typically one belonging to a person
    (尤指人的)特征,特点
    the traditionally British trait of self-denigration.
    英国人自我贬抑的传统特点。
    ■a genetically determined characteristic
    遗传特征
语源
  1. mid 16th cent.: from French, from Latin tractus 'drawing, draught' (see tract). An early sense was 'stroke of the pen or pencil in a picture', giving rise to the sense 'a particular feature of mind or character' (mid 18th cent.)
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