characteristic[英][?k?r?kt?r?st?k][美][?k?r?kt?r?st?k]
adj.特有的; 独特的; 表示特性的; 显示…的特征的;
n.特性，特征，特色，[数]（对数的）首数; 独特性; 性质;
复数：characteristics
例句:
1.
Perhaps the most striking characteristic of the banking sector is its profitability.
可能银行业最明显的特征就是它的盈利能力。
2.
Another characteristic of the business: someone else is always to blame.
这种生意的另一个特点是，总能找到指责对象。