🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

特征

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tèzhēng

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Traits/treɪts/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他的性格特征非常明显。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A distinguishing quality or characteristic, typically one belonging to a person.

    "Her kindness is one of her most admirable traits."
  2. 2

    A specific characteristic or feature of an organism, often used in biological contexts.

    "The trait of long necks in giraffes allows them to reach higher foliage."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'traits' originates from the Latin word 'tractus', meaning 'to pull or draw'. It evolved through Old French 'trait', which referred to a feature or characteristic, before entering English in the late 14th century, where it retained the meaning of distinguishing qualities or characteristics of a person or thing.

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