quality, property, feature, characteristic, peculiarity, trait, attribute, character

名詞 quality:

1. an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone--Shakespeare
2. a degree or grade of excellence or worth
   同義詞：caliber, calibre
3. a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
   同義詞：character, lineament
4. (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
   同義詞：timbre, timber, tone
5. high social status

形容詞 quality:

1. of superior grade
   同義詞：choice, prime, prize, select
2. of high social status

1. We should improve what is called the quality of living.
   我們應(yīng)該改進(jìn)所謂的生活品質(zhì)。
2. It's difficult to recruit teachers of quality.
   要聘請到素質(zhì)好的老師是很困難的。
3. The quality of service in this restaurant has improved a lot.
   這個飯店的服務(wù)質(zhì)量已經(jīng)有了很大改善。
4. He shows quality of leadership.
   他顯示出領(lǐng)導(dǎo)才能。

qual.i.ty

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 qual.i.ties 縮寫 qlty.

An inherent or distinguishing characteristic; a property.
特性：內(nèi)在的或特殊的特性；性質(zhì)
A personal trait, especially a character trait:
品質(zhì)：個體的特點，尤指人物品質(zhì)：
例句：
someone with few redeeming qualities.
幾乎沒有任何可取之處的人

Essential character; nature:
本質(zhì)：基本的屬性；本性：
例句：
Mahogany has the quality of being durable.
桃花心木具有耐久的特性

Superiority of kind:
出眾：
例句：
an intellect of unquestioned quality.
資賦優(yōu)良

Degree or grade of excellence:
（品質(zhì)的）低劣：出色的程度或等級：
例句：
yard goods of low quality.
品質(zhì)低劣的貨物

High social position.
高貴身份：高的社會地位
Those in a high social position.
貴族：擁有高的社會地位的人
Music Timbre, as determined by overtones:
【音樂】 音色，音質(zhì)：音色，如由泛音所決定的：
例句：
a voice with a distinctive metallic quality.
擁有獨特刺耳的嗓音

Linguistics The character of a vowel sound determined by the size and shape of the oral cavity and the amount of resonance with which the sound is produced.
【語言學(xué)】 母音的特性：由口腔的大小和形狀以及發(fā)音時的輔音數(shù)目決定的元音的性質(zhì)
Logic The positive or negative character of a proposition.
【邏輯學(xué)】 命題的性質(zhì)：命題的肯定或否定的性質(zhì)
adj.（形容詞）
Having a high degree of excellence:
優(yōu)良的：具有高度出色程度的：
例句：
.He settled in to read Edmund Wilson . . . It was quality time.(Margaret Truman)
.他坐下來讀愛德蒙·威爾遜的書…這是一個極其美妙的時刻.(瑪格麗特·杜魯門)

來源：
Middle English qualite
中古英語 qualite
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Latin qu3lit3s qu3lit3t-
源自 拉丁語 qu3lit3s qu3lit3t-
from qu3lis [of what kind] * see k wo-
源自 qu3lis [屬于何種的] *參見 k wo-

<參考詞匯><同義詞>quality,property,attribute,character,traitThese nouns all signify a feature that distinguishes or identifies someone or something.
這些名詞都表示區(qū)別或辨認(rèn)一個人或物的特點。
Quality is the most inclusive:
Quality 是含義最廣的：
例句：
.The spring of water . . . entirely lost the deliciousness of its pristine quality. (Nathaniel Hawthorne).
.春天的水…完全失去了它純潔本性的甘甜. （納撒尼爾·霍桑）。

例句：
.From now on an artist will be judged only by the resonance of his solitude or the quality of his despair. (Cyril Connolly).
.如今藝術(shù)家只能從他對孤獨的反映或失望的程度來判斷. （西里爾·康納里）。

例句：
.The most vital quality a soldier can possess is self-confidence. (George S. Patton).Aproperty is a basic or essential quality possessed by all members of a class:
.一名士兵所必須具備的素質(zhì)就是自信. （喬治·S·巴頓）。property 是一個階級的所有成員所具有的基礎(chǔ)或基本的特點：

例句：
Resilience is a property of rubber. Anattribute is a quality that is ascribed to someone or something:
彈性是橡膠的一種特性。 attribute 是指屬于某人或某物的性質(zhì)：

例句：
.God and all the attributes of God are eternal. (Spinoza).
.上帝和他所有的特性都是永恒的. （斯賓諾莎）。

Character in this comparison is a distinctive feature of a group or category:
Character 在這樣的比較中是指一組或一類的與眾不同的特點：
例句：
.Natural Selection, entailing Divergence of Character and the Extinction of less-improved forms. (Charles Darwin).Atrait is a single, clearly delineated characteristic, as of a person or group of people:
.自然選擇，特性的遺傳變異和進(jìn)化較慢的形式的退化. （查爾斯·達(dá)爾文）。trait 是一種單一的、清晰地描繪出的特點，如一個人或一群人的：

例句：
.This reliance on authority is a fundamental primitive trait. (James Harvey Robinson).
.這種對權(quán)勢的依賴性是一種基本的原始的特性. （詹姆斯·哈維·羅賓遜）