A quality or feature that is characteristic of someone or something is one which is often seen in them and seems typical of them.
the absence of strife between the generations that was so characteristic of such societies.
代际冲突消失了,而这种冲突曾是这些社会的典型特征。
Windmills are a characteristic feature of the Mallorcan landscape.
风车是马略卡岛风光的一个典型的特色。
Nehru responded with characteristic generosity.
尼赫鲁以他惯有的大方态度作出回应。