characterize

verb

describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
特徴、品質または特有性を述べる、または描く
- You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist
  彼の行動を利己主義として特徴づけることができる
- This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover
  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
be characteristic of
独特
- What characterizes a Venetian painting?
  何がベニスの絵を特徴付けますか?

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