qual.i.ty
n.(名词)【复数】 qual.i.ties 缩写 qlty.
An inherent or distinguishing characteristic; a property. 特性:内在的或特殊的特性;性质A personal trait, especially a character trait:品质:个体的特点,尤指人物品质:例句:someone with few redeeming qualities.几乎没有任何可取之处的人
Essential character; nature:本质:基本的属性;本性:例句:Mahogany has the quality of being durable.桃花心木具有耐久的特性
Superiority of kind:出众:例句:an intellect of unquestioned quality.资赋优良
Degree or grade of excellence:(品质的)低劣:出色的程度或等级:例句:yard goods of low quality.品质低劣的货物
High social position.高贵身份:高的社会地位Those in a high social position.贵族:拥有高的社会地位的人Music Timbre, as determined by overtones:【音乐】 音色,音质:音色,如由泛音所决定的:例句:a voice with a distinctive metallic quality.拥有独特刺耳的嗓音
Linguistics The character of a vowel sound determined by the size and shape of the oral cavity and the amount of resonance with which the sound is produced.【语言学】 母音的特性:由口腔的大小和形状以及发音时的辅音数目决定的元音的性质Logic The positive or negative character of a proposition.【逻辑学】 命题的性质:命题的肯定或否定的性质adj.(形容词)Having a high degree of excellence:优良的:具有高度出色程度的:例句:.He settled in to read Edmund Wilson . . . It was quality time.(Margaret Truman).他坐下来读爱德蒙·威尔逊的书…这是一个极其美妙的时刻.(玛格丽特·杜鲁门)
来源:Middle English qualite 中古英语 qualite from Old French 源自 古法语 from Latin qu3lit3s qu3lit3t- 源自 拉丁语 qu3lit3s qu3lit3t- from qu3lis [of what kind] * see k wo- 源自 qu3lis [属于何种的] *参见 k wo-
<参考词汇><同义词>quality,property,attribute,character,trait同义词>These nouns all signify a feature that distinguishes or identifies someone or something.这些名词都表示区别或辨认一个人或物的特点。 Quality is the most inclusive: Quality 是含义最广的: 例句:.The spring of water . . . entirely lost the deliciousness of its pristine quality. (Nathaniel Hawthorne). .春天的水…完全失去了它纯洁本性的甘甜. (纳撒尼尔·霍桑)。
例句:.From now on an artist will be judged only by the resonance of his solitude or the quality of his despair. (Cyril Connolly). .如今艺术家只能从他对孤独的反映或失望的程度来判断. (西里尔·康纳里)。
例句:.The most vital quality a soldier can possess is self-confidence. (George S. Patton).Aproperty is a basic or essential quality possessed by all members of a class: .一名士兵所必须具备的素质就是自信. (乔治·S·巴顿)。property 是一个阶级的所有成员所具有的基础或基本的特点:
例句:Resilience is a property of rubber. Anattribute is a quality that is ascribed to someone or something: 弹性是橡胶的一种特性。 attribute 是指属于某人或某物的性质:
例句:.God and all the attributes of God are eternal. (Spinoza)..上帝和他所有的特性都是永恒的. (斯宾诺莎)。
Character in this comparison is a distinctive feature of a group or category: Character 在这样的比较中是指一组或一类的与众不同的特点: 例句:.Natural Selection, entailing Divergence of Character and the Extinction of less-improved forms. (Charles Darwin).Atrait is a single, clearly delineated characteristic, as of a person or group of people: .自然选择,特性的遗传变异和进化较慢的形式的退化. (查尔斯·达尔文)。trait 是一种单一的、清晰地描绘出的特点,如一个人或一群人的:
例句:.This reliance on authority is a fundamental primitive trait. (James Harvey Robinson)..这种对权势的依赖性是一种基本的原始的特性. (詹姆斯·哈维·罗宾逊)
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