Characterization

Definition

characterize , -ise /'kærǝktǝraÇz/ v ၁။ ထူးျခားသည့္ သြင္ျပင္ လကၡဏာကို ေဆာင္သည္။ the rolling hills that characterize this part of England. ❍ (esp passive) His work is characterized by its imagery and humour. ၂။ ~ sb/sth (as sth) ထူးျခားသည့္ သြင္ျပင္လကၡဏာကို ေဖာ္ျပသည္။ The novelist characterizes his heroine as capricious and passionate. ❍ How would you characterize the mood of the 1980s? ❏ characterization , -isation /kærǝktǝraÇ'zeÇʃn/ n [U] ဇာတ္ေဆာင္စ႐ိုက္ကို သ႐ုပ္ေဖာ္ျခင္း။ Mark Twain's skill at characterization.

Examples

1. The rice fields and temples that characterize the island
2. [be characterized by something] : The 1980s were characterized by high inflation and high unemployment.
3. [characterize someone/something as something] : The military is usually characterized as being very conservative.