性格

せいかく
character
personality

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せいかく【性格】

①［人の］

〔性質， 人柄， 人格， 品性〕

*character

〖U〗(人・場所の)性質， 性格；〖C〗(…の性格の)人《◆通例形容詞を伴う》

This event shaped his character. この事件が彼の性格を決定づけた

She is her mother's match in character. 彼女の性格は母親譲りだ.

**nature

〖U〗〖C〗《正式》［しばしば the ～］(人・動物の)性質， 本性; 性向

He has a passionate nature. 彼は短気な性格だ

a social nature 社交的な性格.

**personality

〖U〗〖C〗個性， 性格

a dynamic personality 活動的な性格

Generosity is one of the lacks in his personality. 寛大さは彼の性格に欠けているものの1つである

a negative personality 控え目な性格.

**make

〖U〗〖C〗(人の)性格

a man of his make 彼のような性格の人.

kidney

〖U〗《正式》［or a ～］気質， 性格《◆昔は腎臓に性格が宿ると考えられていた》.

texture

〖C〗〖U〗性格， 肌合い.

▲He is incompatible with his wife. 彼は奥さんと性格が合わない

a man of serious mold ［in his mother's mold］ まじめな性格の［母親と同じ性格の］人.

¶ → 性格俳優

¶ → 性格描写

②［物事の］

〔性質， たち〕

*character

〖U〗個性， 特性; 〖C〗特徴

The question began to assume a new character. その問題は新しい性格を帯び始めた.

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せいかく【性格】

1 〔人の性向〕 character; personality; nature; disposition.

●生まれつきの性格 one's nature

・明るい性格 a sunny nature

・ゆがんだ性格 a warped personality.

●性格が合う[合わない] be agreeable [disagreeable] to each other; get along [do not get along] with each other

・性格がいい[悪い] be good-[ill-]natured

・性格がひねくれている have a twisted [warped] personality

・性格が似ている be like-minded; have like natures; be similar in character

・性格が破綻した人間 a person with a collapsed [broken] personality

・主人公の性格がよく描かれている. The personality of the leading character is well drawn.

・歩き方にまで彼の性格が出ていた. The very way that he walked bespoke the man.

・そこに彼の性格がよく表れている. His personality strongly asserts itself there. | That gives a good insight into his character.

・彼は高校生になってから性格が変わったように乱暴になった. After reaching high-school age his personality seemed to change completely and he became violent.

・犬にも性格があるよ. うちの犬はとっても甘えん坊なんだ. Dogs have personalities too, you know. Ours is so spoiled.

●その人の性格に合った仕事[教育法] a job [a pedagogical method] that suits the personality [character].

●強い[弱い]性格の人 a person of strong [weak] character

・性格のよい人 a good-natured person; an agreeable character

・同じような性格の人たち people of like nature

・似た性格の人 a person of a similar turn of mind

・まったく違った性格の人 a person of an entirely different nature

・性格の相違 dissimilarity [disparity] in character

・性格の不一致 〔離婚理由としての〕 irreconcilable differences; incompatibility of temperament.

●性格を描写する sketch [delineate, describe, outline] sb's character

・性格を形成する 〔生育環境などが〕 shape sb's personality

・性格を変える 《circumstances》 change one's personality

・私は自分の怒りっぽい性格を直したい. I'd like to reform my testy nature.

・私は君の性格をよく知っているから忠告するんだ. It's because I know your personality all too well that I'm giving you advice.

●兄弟でも性格はまるで違う. They are brothers, but they're quite dissimilar in character.

・人の性格はふるまいに現れる. One's character finds expression in one's conduct.

・彼ののんびりしたところは持って生まれた性格だ. He was born with the happy-go-lucky part of his personality.

・彼の性格は私とは正反対だ. His personality is the exact opposite of mine.

・性格だからどうも仕方がない. I can't help my nature.

・彼は生まれつきせっかちな性格だ. He was born impatient.

・彼の性格としてこんなふうに侮辱されて黙ってはいないだろう. It's not in his character to take so rank an insult lying down.

・自分の内気さは性格上の欠点だと思っていた. I thought that my bashfulness was a character flaw.

2 〔物事の傾向〕 nature.

●事件の性格 the nature of the event

・大会の性格 the nature [function] of a convention.

●少年犯罪の性格が変わってきた. The nature of juvenile crimes has changed.

●趣味的性格の強い文化部 《university》 culture clubs with a strong orientation toward leisure activities.

●異なった性格を帯びてくる take on a different character

・その祭りは多少宗教的性格を持っている. The festival has something of a religious character [is somewhat religious in nature].

・その団体は最近その性格を変え始めたようだ. That organization has begun to change its personality [character] lately.

・この 2 つの問題は性格を異にしている. The two problems are different in nature.

性格異常[障害] 【医】 character disorder.

●性格異常者 a person with an abnormal character.

性格改造 character reorganization.

性格喜劇[悲劇] a comedy [tragedy] of character.

性格劇 a character drama.

性格検査 《undergo》 personality testing; 《take》 a personality test.

性格小品 【音楽】 a character piece.

性格神経症 【医】 character neurosis.

性格診断[判断, 判定]テスト a personality test.

性格付け characterization.

●性格づける characterize sb [sth].

性格俳優 a character actor [actress].

性格破綻者 a person with a bankrupt character.

性格描写 character portrayal [delineation, rendering]; characterization.

性格類型 【精神分析】 character type.