personality

noun

1. 性格；个性；人格
   the various aspects of a person's character that combine to make them different from other people
   1. His wife has a strong personality.
      他妻子的个性很强。
   2. The children all have very different personalities.
      孩子们的性格各不相同。
   3. He maintained order by sheer force of personality.
      他纯凭人格力量维护秩序。
   4. There are likely to be tensions and personality clashes in any social group.
      任何社会团体都容易出现关系紧张和性格冲突。
2. 魅力；气质；气度
   the qualities of a person's character that make them interesting and attractive
   1. We need someone with lots of personality to head the project.
      我们需要一位富有魅力的人来主持这个项目。
3. 名人，风云人物（尤指娱乐界或体育界的）
   a famous person, especially one who works in entertainment or sport
   1. personalities from the world of music
      音乐界名流
   2. a TV/sports personality
      电视圈 / 体育界名人
4. 性格鲜明的人；有突出个性的人
   a person whose strong character makes them noticeable
   1. Their son is a real personality.
      他们的儿子真是有个性。
5. 特色；特征
   the qualities of a place or thing that make it interesting and different
   1. The problem with many modern buildings is that they lack personality.
      许多现代建筑物的问题在于缺乏特色。

1. N-VAR 个性；性格
   Your personality is your whole character and nature.
   1. She has such a kind, friendly personality...
      她个性善良友好。
   2. Through sheer force of personality Hugh Trenchard had got his way...
      休·特伦查德完全凭着个人魅力就能随心所欲。
   3. These personality traits get passed on from generation to generation...
      这些性格特征代代相传。
   4. The contest was as much about personalities as it was about politics.
      竞赛比手段策略，也比个性。
2. N-VAR 强烈的（或鲜明的)个性;个性鲜明的人
   If someone has personality or is a personality, they have a strong and lively character.
   1. ...a woman of great personality...
      极有个性的女人
   2. He is such a personality — he is so funny.
      他很有个性魅力——非常风趣。
3. N-COUNT （娱乐界或体育界的）名流，名人，风云人物
   You can refer to a famous person, especially in entertainment, broadcasting, or sport, as a personality.
   1. ...the radio and television personality, Jimmy Saville.
      广播电视界风云人物，吉米·萨维尔

1. I have an eating disorder and an addictive personality.
   我饮食没有规律，而且性格上容易沉迷某事。
2. Meanwhile the personality cult around this campaigner grew.
   同时，对这位竞选者的个人崇拜正在逐渐升温。
3. Jackson doesn't want to damage his reputation as a political personality
   杰克逊不想损害自己政界名人的声誉。
4. She has such an endearing personality
   她的个性非常讨人喜欢。
5. You can criticise him until you're blue in the face, but you'll never change his personality.
   即使你苦口婆心地批评他，也改变不了他的个性。
6. A well-known television personality did the honours at the official opening of the show.
   一位著名的电视明星主持了该次展览的正式开幕典礼。
7. I am surprised by the fuss she's making. It's not as if my personality has changed.
   她的大惊小怪令我很吃惊。显然不是我的个性改变了。
8. It was really all part of her very individual personality
   那其实都是她独特个性的表现。
9. She had a sweet, lively personality
   她的性格可爱活泼。
10. He manifested a pleasing personality on stage
    在台上他表现出惹人喜爱的个性。
11. She was only 17 at the time and the experience moulded her personality
    那时她只有17岁，那次经历影响了她的性格。
12. Groups have a personality of their own
    每支乐队都有自己独特的风格。
13. Every pet owner knows their animal has its own personality
    宠物的主人都知道它们有自己的个性。
14. His engaging personality made him popular with his peers.
    他迷人的个性使他深受同龄人的喜爱。
15. She has such a kind, friendly personality
    她个性善良友好。
16. Through sheer force of personality Hugh Trenchard had got his way
    休·特伦查德完全凭着个人魅力就能随心所欲。
17. These personality traits get passed on from generation to generation
    这些性格特征代代相传。
18. The contest was as much about personalities as it was about politics.
    竞赛比手段策略，也比个性。
19. He is such a personality — he is so funny.
    他很有个性魅力——非常风趣。
20. She possessed the vibrant personality that is so often popularly associated with Spanish women.
    她拥有通常会令人联想到西班牙女性的火热个性。
21. They testify to the extraordinary potency of his personality
    这些事情证明了他非凡的人格魅力。
22. She tried hard to slough off her old personality
    她努力告别从前的个性。
23. I did not really object to Will's behaviour so much as his personality
    我与其说是反感威尔的行为，不如说是讨厌他的为人。
24. The study found that some alcoholics had clear personality traits showing up early in childhood
    研究发现一些酗酒者在童年早期就显现出鲜明的人格特征。
25. The candidate was quite unexceptionable, a well-known travel writer and TV personality
    候选人是一位知名的游记作家，也是电视名人，基本上无可挑剔。
26. Tom felt himself being drawn towards her vibrant personality
    汤姆感觉自己被她充满朝气的个性所吸引。
27. She has both the authority and the personality to weld the party together
    团结全党所需的权威和个人魅力她两者兼具。
28. He had much charm and a winning personality.
    他魅力十足，个性迷人。
29. Her life was her personality writ large.
    她的生活是她性格放大了的写照。
30. His personality happened to hit her fancy.
    她看上了他的人品。

  nature character disposition personality【导航词义：性格】

  nature n. 本性，天性

〔辨析〕指人生来具有的性格。

  character n. 个性，性格

〔辨析〕指某人、某一群体独特的综合品质，通常用单数。

  disposition n. 〈正式〉性情，性格

〔辨析〕指使得某人可能会有某种行为或反应的性格。

  personality n. 个性，性格

〔辨析〕尤指待人接物的方式，也可指使某人有趣或招人喜欢的品质。

noun

1. the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
   1. their different reactions reflected their very different personalities
   2. it is his nature to help others

2. a person of considerable prominence
   1. she is a Hollywood personality