Language Activator – character

اغلب دیکشنری ها لغاتی را مترادف یک لغت معرفی میکنند. اما آیا تمامی مترادفهای یک لغت صد در صد معنای همان لغت را القا میکنند؟ مسلماً خیر. در این بخش از آفرینش اکتیوتر لغات هم معنی و یا نزدیک به لغت character را بررسی خواهیم کرد.

:Fill in the blanks with appropriate words

character / make-up / disposition / temperament / nature / personality

. …………… N1. Her behavior last night revealed a lot about her

. …………… N2. It’s true he can be emotional at times but that’s just part of his

. …………… N3. Kindness and sympathy were in his

.N4. His calm, quiet …………… made him popular with his colleagues

. …………… N5. He’s considerate and sweet-tempered but of a very nervous

.N6. It’s not in their …………… to accept defeat

:Answers

N1. Character
N2. personality
N3. nature
N4. temperament
N5. disposition
N6. make-up

:Character (countable noun usually singular)

the combination of qualities that makes someone a particular kind of person, for example a good or bad, honest or dishonest person

.Her behavior last night revealed a lot about her character

:Personality (countable noun)

someone’s character – use this especially about how someone behaves towards other people, for example whether they are friendly or unfriendly, confident or easily frightened, etc

.It’s true he can be emotional at times but that’s just part of his personality

:Nature (countable/uncountable noun)

someone’s character – use this especially to say whether someone is naturally good or bad, gentle or severe, etc

.Kindness and sympathy were in his nature

:Temperament (countable/uncountable noun)

the emotional part of someone’s character, especially how likely they are to become angry, happy, sad, etc

.His calm, quiet temperament made him popular with his colleagues

:Disposition (singular noun)

formal a character that makes it likely that you will behave nervously, jealously, etc

.This program may not be suitable for people with a nervous disposition
.He’s considerate and sweet-tempered but of a very nervous disposition

:Make-up (singular noun)

someone’s character – use this especially to say that someone’s character is completely fixed and they cannot change it or control it

.It’s not in their make-up to accept defeat