英文词源
- characteristic
- adjective and noun both first attested 1660s, from character + -istic on model of Greek kharakteristikos. Earlier in the adjectival sense was characteristical (1620s). Related: Characteristically (1640s). Characteristics "distinctive traits" also attested from 1660s.
中文词源
发音释义：[kærəktə'rɪstɪk] n.特征，特色adj.特征的，特有的
结构分析：characteristic = character（特征）+istic（形容词后缀）→特征的
a.有特色的；典型性的；n.与众不同的特征
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：characteristic 词源，characteristic 含义。
词根词缀： character 特征,特性 + -istic 形容词词尾
