a [noncount]:attractive qualities (such as energy, friendliness, and humor) that make a person interesting or pleasant to be with魅力,品格(如活力、友好、幽默等)
He has lots of personality.他富有魅力。
b :attractive qualities that make something unusual or interesting特征;特性
He wants to buy a car that has personality.他想买一辆与众不同的车。
The city lacks personality.这座城市缺乏特色。
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a :a person who is famous名人
She has met many television personalities.她见了许多电视明星。
a sports/radio personality体育/电台名人
b :a person who is unusual or different from other people in a noticeable way与众不同的人;性格鲜明的人;有突出个性的人
He was an influential personality in genetic engineering.他在基因工程界是位非同一般的、有影响力的人物。
cult of personality
orpersonality cult
:a situation in which a public figure (such as a political leader) is deliberately presented to the people of a country as a great person who should be admired and loved个人崇拜
disposition implies customary moods and attitude toward the life around one.
a cheerful disposition
temperament implies a pattern of innate characteristics associated with one's specific physical and nervous organization.
an artistic temperament
temper implies the qualities acquired through experience that determine how a person or group meets difficulties or handles situations.
a resilient temper
character applies to the aggregate of moral qualities by which a person is judged apart from intelligence, competence, or special talents.
strength of character
personality applies to an aggregate of qualities that distinguish one as a person.
a somber personality
Example Sentences
He has a very pleasant personality. We all have different personalities. The psychiatrist considered behavior as well as personality before prescribing a treatment. He has lots of personality. He wants to buy a car that has personality. She has met many television personalities. He was an influential personality in genetic engineering. See More
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English personalite, from Anglo-French personalité, from Late Latin personalitat-, personalitas, from personalis
1character性格ADJECTIVE | VERB + PERSONALITY | PERSONALITY + NOUN | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤bright, bubbly, extrovert, jovial, lively, outgoing, sparkling, vibrant, vivacious開朗的性格;活潑的個性;外向的個性;樂觀的性格;風趣的性格▸➤attractive, charming, lovely, nice, pleasant, warm迷人的個性;討人喜歡的個性;和藹可親的性格▸➤charismatic, colourful/colorful, larger-than-life極富魅力的/多彩多姿的/傳奇式的個性▸➤engaging, magnetic, winning迷人的/富有魅力的/動人的個性➤easy-going隨和的個性◇her amiable nature and easy-going personality她和藹的性格和隨和的個性➤dominant, dynamic, forceful, formidable, powerful, strong強勢的個性;堅強的個性;令人敬畏的人格➤authoritarian專制人格▸➤vulnerable, weak脆弱的個性;軟弱的性格◇a troubled man who had a vulnerable personality一個性格脆弱、憂心忡忡的人➤distinct, distinctive, individual, unique獨特的個性◇She manages to project a very distinct personality.她設法表現出非常鮮明的個性。➤quirky古怪的個性➤complex複雜的個性➤volatile反複無常的個性➤creative創造性人格▸➤dual, multiple, split雙重/多重/分裂人格◇He developed a split personality after the crash.那次撞車後他變得人格分裂了。➤addictive成癮個性◇Addictive personalities can run in families.成癮個性會在家族中世代相傳。➤antisocial反社會個性VERB + PERSONALITY➤be, have有個性◇Barbara is / has a very forceful personality.芭芭拉是一個個性很強的人。➤develop養成個性➤shape塑造性格◇The events of her early life shaped her personality.她童年經歷的事塑造了她的個性。➤express, reflect表現/反映個性◇His choice of clothes reflects his personality.他對衣服的選擇反映了他的個性。➤bring out使表現出原本的個性◇She has brought out her husband's personality since their relationship began.從他們談戀愛以來,她就讓丈夫完全釋放出其個性。➤add (especially NAmE) 增添個性◇Interesting displays can add personality to your store window.有趣的展品可以為商店的櫥窗增添個性。➤lack缺乏個性◇He had no screen presence and lacked any real personality.他在屏幕上沒有表現力,缺乏真正的個性。➤fit, match, suit適應/匹配/適合個性◇The job didn't really suit my personality.這項工作並不太適合我的性格。PERSONALITY + NOUN➤type個性類型▸➤characteristic, quirk, trait性格特點/怪癖/特徵▸➤disorder, flaw, problem人格障礙/缺陷/問題▸➤development個性發展▸➤change個性變化▸➤assessment, profile, test個性評估/分析/測試◇From your personality profile, it seems you're interested in politics.從你的個性分析結果來看,你似乎對政治感興趣。◇All candidates have to undergo a personality test.所有候選人都必須接受個性測試。➤clash, conflict個性衝突◇There was a personality clash between two members of the committee.兩名委員會成員性格不合。◇personality conflicts between a faculty member and a student師生之間的性格衝突PHRASES➤an aspect of sb's personality, a side of sb's personality個性的一個方面◇For the first time she was seeing the more unpleasant aspects of her husband's personality.她第一次看到了丈夫個性中不那麼令人愉快的方面。➤a clash of personalities個性的衝突▸➤the force of sb's personality, the power of sb's personality, the strength of sb's personality人格的力量◇He has achieved success by the sheer strength of his personality.他全憑自己人格的力量獲得了成功。➤impose your personality on sth, stamp your personality on sth將個性加於⋯上/牢固附着在⋯上◇She stamped her personality on the company.公司帶有她鮮明的個性色彩。personality