characterization

noun

/ˌkærəktəraɪˈzeɪʃn/

/ˌkærəktərəˈzeɪʃn/

(British English also characterisation)

[uncountable, countable]

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the way that a writer makes characters in a book or play seem real（对书或戏剧中人物的）刻画，描绘，塑造
- a work of comic brilliance and masterly characterization一部喜剧才华和精湛的人物塑造的作品
- The film is worth seeing for its fine characterizations.这部电影的精彩刻画值得一看。
Topics Literature and writingc1
(formal) the way in which somebody/something is described or defined描述方法；界定方法 synonym portrayal
- This is an unfair characterization of the prime minister.这是对首相不公正的描述。