英汉词典

1. 特色;特点;特征
    The characteristics of a person or thing are the qualities or features that belong to them and make them recognizable.

    e.g. Genes determine the characteristics of every living thing.
           基因决定每个生物的特征。
    e.g. ...their physical characteristics.
           他们的身体特征

2. (品质、特点)明显的，显著的，典型的
    A quality or feature that is characteristic of someone or something is one which is often seen in them and seems typical of them.

    e.g. ...the absence of strife between the generations that was so characteristic of such societies...
           这些社会中典型的代际冲突的缺失
    e.g. Windmills are a characteristic feature of the Mallorcan landscape...
           风车是马略卡岛风光的一大特色。