剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - characterization collapse

characterization
(ALSO UK usually characterisation) [UK]/ˌkær.ɪk.tə.raɪ'zeɪ.ʃən/ [US]/ˌker.ɪk.tə.rɪ-/
noun
IN A STORY 故事中
[U]
* the way that people are represented in a film, play or book so that they seem real and natural
（电影、戏剧或书本中的）人物塑造

1. The plots in her books are very strong but there's almost no characterization.
她写的书情节性很强，可是几乎没有对人物的塑造。

2. The film's characterization of the artist as a complete drunk has annoyed a lot of people.
这部电影将那位艺术家塑造成一个彻头彻尾的酒鬼，使许多人感到不快。

(ALSO UK usually characterisation) [UK]/ˌkær.ɪk.tə.raɪ'zeɪ.ʃən/ [US]/ˌker.ɪk.tə.rɪ-/
noun
QUALITY 特质
[C]
* the way in which something is described by stating its main qualities
归纳…的特征；描述…的特性

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - characterization collapse

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in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 characterisation
1.N-VAR 可变名词See also:characterize;人物塑造;人物刻画 Characterization is the way an author or an actor describes or shows what a character is like.

  • As a writer I am interested in characterization.

    作为作家，我对人物塑造感兴趣。

  • ...Chaucer's characterization of Criseyde.

    乔叟对克瑞西达的塑造

牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - characterization collapse

characterization
char·ac·ter·iza·tion (BrE also -isa·tion) / 7kArEktErai5zeiFn / noun [U, C]
1. 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
2. (formal) the way in which sb / sth is described or defined
   描述方法；界定方法
   SYN  portrayal :
   the characterization of physics as the study of simplicity
   把物理学界定为一门探求简单规律的学问

词源记忆 - characterization collapse

characterization
  1670, "marking out of a precise form," from characterize (q.v.). Meaning "description of essential features" is from 1814.