feature
音标发音
- 英式音标 ['fiːtʃəˈfi:tʃə(r)]
- 美式音标 [ˈfiː.tʃɚ]
- 国际音标 ['fi:tʃə]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- n. 特色,特征;容貌;特写或专题节目
- vi. 起重要作用
- vt. 特写;以…为特色;由…主演
词源解说
- 14世纪初期进入英语,直接源自盎格鲁法语的feture;最初源自拉丁语的factura,意为组成,工作。
词根记忆
- 我的未来(future)由我主演(feature)
同根派生
- adj性质的同根词
- feat:合适的;灵巧的。
- featured:特定的;被作为特色的;有…的面貌特征的。
- featureless:无特色的。
- featherweight:极轻的;不重要的。
- n性质的同根词
- feat:功绩,壮举;技艺表演。
- featherweight:非常轻的人或物;不重要的人;轻量级选手。
- v性质的同根词
- featured:使…有特色;起重要作用(feature的过去分词)。
用法辨析
- 名词feature的意思是“特色,特征”,转化为动词作“以…为特色,是…的特色”解,用作及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语。
- feature作“占重要位置”解时,常用作不及物动词,其后接介词in,表示“在…中担任主角,占重要地位或起重要作用”。
- feature还可作“刊载,展出”解,用作及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语。
- 在戏剧界、电影界, feature这一词现已逐渐被舍弃,说“由…主演”已不大用feature,而代之以star。
- feature作为单数时,指“面孔的某个部分”,如眼,鼻,眉都分别是一个feature。作为复数时,features常指“容貌”;
- 使用feature表示某人面容上有什么时,用介词on。There was worry on her features. 她脸上面带愁容。
- 作为动词时,表示“以……为特色”。This restaurant features excellent cooking. 这家餐馆以其厨师精湛的厨艺为特色。
- feature作不及物动词时,表示“起重要作用”的意思。In the world of theatre and film the shine has now worn off feature, and a new word has had to be found.
v. (动词)
英汉例句
- The island's chief feature was its beauty.
这个岛的主要特色是风景秀丽。 - More complex sentence types featured advanced-level dialogues.
高年级课程中的对话以句子类型更为复杂为特点。 - We found the father featured in the daughter.
我们发现此女酷似其父。
用作名词 (n.)
用作动词 (v.)
用作及物动词: S+~+ n./pron.
其他
词组短语
- beautify the features 美容
- distort the features 使容貌变形
- notable 〔striking〕 feature 显著的特征
- fine features 眉清目秀
- handsome 〔poor〕 features 相貌英俊〔丑陋〕
- physical features 体格特征
- feature of … 的特色
- feature the article 刊载文章
用作名词 (n.)
动词+~
形容词+~
~+介词
用作动词 (v.)
~+名词
英英字典
- (QUALITY) a typical quality or an important part of something
- (ARTICLE) a special article in a newspaper or magazine, or a part of a television or radio broadcast, that deals with a particular subject
- (FILM) a film that is usually 90 or more minutes long
- to include someone or something as an important part
- A feature of something is an interesting or important part or characteristic of it.
- A feature is a special article in a newspaper or magazine, or a special programme on radio or television.
- A feature or a feature film or movie is a full-length film about a fictional situation, as opposed to a short film or a documentary.
- A geographical feature is something noticeable in a particular area of country, for example, a hill, river, or valley.
- Your features are your eyes, nose, mouth, and other parts of your face.
- When something such as a film or exhibition features a particular person or thing, they are an important part of it.
- If someone or something features in something such as a show, exhibition, or magazine, they are an important part of it.