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I am confused about "character" and "personality". Thank you for your help.
and trait?
Jun 17, 2011 8:15 AM
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Hi Yang. Personality deals with the image that you project, how other people perceive you and how you deal with other people.
Character refers to the morals that a person has and their penchant to do the right thing.
Someone can have an excellent character and always be depended on to do good things, but have an introverted personality . Also the nicest person in the world can be disloyal to their friends.
June 17, 2011
character意为“天性,性情,性格,个性;品格”,侧重人格、品质,特指道义方面的邪、正、强、弱等,也可笼统表示性格全貌。还有“特点,人物”等多种意义。She is a woman of strong character. 她是个性格坚强的女人。
personality意为“人格,个性,为人”,是在私下和社交场合体现的能影响他人对自己的印象或看法的性情、举止等。
June 17, 2011
Well because they are the same in the case you referred to.
June 18, 2011
Hi Yang, here is the dictionary definition of "trait"
A genetically determined characteristic or condition. Traits may be physical, such as hair or eye color , or they may be behavioral such as mental illness. Traits typically result from the combined action of several genes, though some traits are expressed by a single gene.
June 17, 2011
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