characterization
noun(British English also characterisation)
[uncountable, countable]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。
- (formal)
the way in which somebody/something is described or defined 描述方法；界定方法