characterise
characterize, v
1 [Cn.n/a] ~ sb/sth as sth describe or portray the character of sb/sth as sth 將某人[某事物]的特點描述成或刻畫成某事物
The novelist characterizes his heroine as capricious and passionate. 這位小說家把女主人公刻畫成反覆無常而又多情的人.
2 [Tn esp passive 尤用於被動語態]
be typical of (sb/sth); be characteristic of 表現(某人[某事物])的典型; 以...為特徵
the rolling downs that characterize this part of England 英格蘭這一地區特有的開闊的丘陵地
The giraffe is characterized by its very long neck. 長頸鹿以其長頸為特徵.