characterize的词源

英文词源

characterize (v.)

1590s, "to engrave, write," back-formation from characterization, or else from Medieval Latin characterizare, from Greek kharakterizein "to designate by a characteristic mark," from kharakter (see character). Meaning "to describe the qualities of" is recorded from 1630s; that of "to be characteristic" is from 1744. Related: Characterized; characterizing.

中文词源

characterize：描绘

发音释义：['kærəktə'raɪz] vt.描绘，刻画…的特征，具有…的特征vi.塑造人物

结构分析：characterize = character（特征）+ize（动词后缀）→描绘

衍生词：characterization（描绘、刻画）

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：characterize 词源，characterize 含义。

characterize：表示…的特性，描述…的特性

词根词缀： character 特征,特性 + -ize 动词词尾