character, characteristic, trait, personality, feature, attribute, property
一、character n. 性格,品质,人物,角;[]字符;指个人、社会、民族等的“特性,性格”,或指人的独特的典型的特征或性格。通常是自身素质的体现,强调后天培养的结果。例如:
1All the characters in this book are imaginary. 这本书中的人物都是虚构的。
2Dr. Watson is a character in the Sherlock Holmes stories. 
华生医生是福尔摩斯探案故事中的一个人物
3What's your most special characters? 个性上最大的特点是什么?
4That man has a firm character now, but in his youth, his charater was weak.
那个人现在性格坚强,但是在少年时代,他性格软弱。
5Indeed, he is a very kind man at heart. What you know about him is not his real character.
确实他是一个非常心地善良的人。你对他的了解并不是他的真正品格
6A man’s character can be measured by the types of men with whom he associates. 一个人的性格可从他交往何种类型的人加以判断。
7He seems to be a man of good character. 看来他是一个品格优良的人。
8I'd like to use small characters of this essay. 这个作文我想用小号字符
二、characteristic 指“特征,特点,规格参数表”,指某人或某物恒定的、先天有别于他人或他物的内部或外部属性和特征并非性格。可指人或事物所具有的、不同于其他人或物的个性或性质。指人时是character(性格)中的具体特征或特点。例如:
1What characteristics distinguish the Chinese from the Japanese?
中国人不同与日本人的特征是什么?
2She united with herself the characteristics of two distinct persons.
她身上具有两个截然不同的人的特点
3She has Asiatic characteristics. 她具有亚洲人的特点
4Reaction to strong stimuli from the outside world is a characteristic of all animals. 对外界的刺激产生反应是所有动物的一个特性
5reaction意思This town has all the characteristics of a typical seaside resort.
 这个小城镇具有所有典型的的海滨
6a characteristic of Western/Chinese civilization
7women''s physiological characteristics
8The nationalities in China have all retained their special national characteristics.
三、trait character一样,指人的具体性格的特征, 侧重于指先天行为模式或性格特征。
1Enthusiasm and honesty are the chief traits / characteristics of his character. 热情和诚实是他的性格的两个主要特征
2The world discriminates one on the basis of clearly genetic traits, such as physical beauty and musical talent.
世界常根据显著遗传特点区分人,如长相美和音乐天赋等。
四、personality意思是“性格,个性”,多指的是人的个性,是先天与后天的综合,常表现在与人相处的关系中。例如:
1My father is a man with a strong personality. 我父亲是个个性很强的人。
2He has a pleasing personality, which makes him popular.
他有讨人喜欢的个性,这使他很受欢迎。
五、feature“特征,特”,用于人指人的外貌特征,用于指因其外形或重要性突出而引人注目的特点不表示属性或特质: 
1. 相貌 [容貌] 的一部分(指眼、鼻、口、耳、额、颚等的任一部分);
a man of fine features  美貌的男子,美男子
1I haven’t seen him for ages, but I can recall his features very distinctly.
我好久没有见到他了,但我还能清楚地回忆起他的容貌
2Her dancing eyes are her most attractive features.
2. 显著的特征,特;要点[of]
the geographical features of a district 某地区的地理特征 
3The magazine makes a feature of children's stories.
这本杂志以刊登儿童故事为
4The most fruitful approach to a problem is the one which reveals the fundamental features of the problem.
解决问题最富有成效的方法是一个能揭示该问题基本特征的方法。
An important feature of our work is students'' involvement.
The most outstanding national feature is the language.
5The mountains are certainly the most important feature of this area's landscape.
这山脉显然是这一地区地貌的最大
3. 电影、舞台表演等的精彩部分,号召物(第二个意思的引申) 
6The main feature on the program is her song. 
那个节目的主要号召物[节目中最吸引人的部分/]是她的歌。
六、attribute多指主观人赋予某人或某事物特性或属性
1A certain degree of ruthlessness is a necessary attribute for any successful CEO or president. 某种程度的残酷对任何一个成功的首席执行官或董事长来说是一种必需要具备的特性
2Credibility is an essentail attribute that is build on the elements of integrity, reliability, competence and commitment.
诚信是人的一个基本的特质,是建立在正直、可靠、能力和承诺的基础上。
3Heavy rain is a distinctive attribute of the weather near the equator.
下大雨是赤道附近地区气候的显著的特征。
七、property 多指物的物理或化学特性,或同类事物有的特,一般不用于
1The two elementary forms of carbon have very different properties.
碳的这两个基本形式的性质大不相同。
2We may not be able to identify a substance from a single property.
凭单一性质我们也许不能别出一种物质。

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