characterize

vt

• ① 显示[记述、描写]…的特性[特征]
  • His speech may be characterized as a personal attack on the mayor.他的演说特点显然是对市长的人身攻击。

• ② 赋与…特征[特性、特色]
  • His poetry is characterized by its ambiguity.他的诗具有暧昧的特色。
  • The incessant demand for change characterizes our time.不断的求变成了我们时代的特征。