特徴づける

(1) 独特(be characteristic of; "What characterizes a Venetian painting?")(be characteristic of)

⇒何がベニスの絵を特徴付けますか?(be characteristic of)

(2) 特徴、品質または特有性を述べる、または描く(describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of; "You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist"; "This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover")(describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of)

⇒この詩は死んでしまった恋人への悲嘆として特徴づけることができる(describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of)

(3) 特徴または本質を提供する(give character or essence to; "The principles that inform modern teaching")(give character or essence to)

⇒現代教育を与える原則(give character or essence to)

(4) ある一定の特徴を持つことをはっきりと明らかにする(reveal clearly as having a certain character; "His playing stamps him as a Romantic")(reveal clearly as having a certain character)

⇒彼の振る舞いは彼をロマンチストとして特徴付ける(reveal clearly as having a certain character)

(5) 際立った特性、属性または特色のある時々とても肯定的な感覚で(be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense; "His modesty distinguishes him from his peers")(be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait)(sometimes in a very positive sense)

⇒彼の謙遜さは彼の同僚から際立っていた(sometimes in a very positive sense)