就像小說裡的霸道總裁只能夠“邪魅一笑”一樣,人物性格描述一不小心就陷入了單薄重複的怪圈。
No!我不要只能描繪瑪麗蘇和傑克蘇,我也實力拒絕千人一面!
怎樣才能夠描繪飽滿豐富的人物形象?就讓小編來為你出謀劃策,從A到Z,給你360度的人物描繪體驗!
A
Active
always doing something
積極活躍的
She's an active person and never wants to stay in.
她是個積極活躍的人,從來不想宅在家裡。
Aggressive
being angry or threatening
好鬥的,好強的
He's aggressive and starts arguments.
他咄咄逼人,先和別人爭吵起來。
Ambitious
wanting to succeed
雄心勃勃的
He's ambitious and wants to lead the company.
他很有野心,希望能夠領導整個公司。
Argumentative
[,ɑ:ɡju'mentətiv]
always arguing with people
[貶] 好辯的;好爭論的
He won't accept what you say – he's argumentative and loves to disagree!
他不會接受你說的——他特別好辯,喜歡跟人抬槓。
Arrogant
thinking you are better than anyone else
自負的
He always behaves as if nobody else's opinion is important – I find him very arrogant.
他總是表現得好像別人的意見都不重要似的。——我覺得他很自負。
Assertive
being confident, so people can't force you to do things you don't want to do
獨斷的;堅定而自信的
It's important to be assertive at work.
在工作中,果斷十分重要。
B
Bad-tempered
in a bad mood
脾氣不好的、易怒的
What's got into him lately? He's so bad-tempered.
他最近怎麼了?脾氣怎麼這麼差啊。
Big-headed
thinking you're very important or clever
自大的、驕傲的
I've never met anyone so big-headed!
我從來沒見過這麼自大的人!
Bossy
telling people what to do all the time
愛指揮人的,專橫的
He's so bossy – he never lets me do things the way I want to do them.
他很專橫——他從不讓我按照我自己想的方式做事。
C
Careless
not taking care
粗心的
He's a careless driver . I'm sure he'll have an accident.
他是個粗心的司機。我肯定他以後會搞出事故來的。
Caring
wanting to help people
有同情心的,表示關懷的
My boss is caring and often asks me how things are going.
我的上司十分關心下屬,總是問我事情的進展如何了。
Catty
saying nasty or spiteful things about other people
令人討厭的;惡毒、卑鄙的
I know you don't like her, but calling her names is a bit catty.
我知道你不喜歡她,但辱罵她就有點惡毒了。
Cautious
being careful, so that you avoid mistakes
小心的
He's cautious about investing money in the stock market.
他對股票投資這件事上十分謹慎。
Charming
pleasant and likeable
富有魅力的
What a charming man!
多有魅力的一個男人啊!
Cheeky
being rude or disrespectful
厚臉皮的
It was a bit cheeky of him to ask for more money.
他臉皮有點厚,居然還想多要錢。
Clever
intelligent
聰明的
She's a clever student and picks things up quickly.
她是個聰明的學生,學東西很快。
Conceited
thinking you're very clever, or better than others
自負的
He's so conceited – he thinks everyone should admire him.
他真的很自負,他覺得每個人都應該崇拜他。
Conscientious
[,kɔnʃi'enʃəs]
doing something carefully, because you want to do it well
認真負責,憑良心辦事的
She's a conscientious student and always does her homework.
她是一個認真的學生,總是能完成作業。
Considerate
thinking and caring about others
體貼的
My neighbour brought me flowers when I was in hospital
–he's very considerate.
("That was considerate of him.")
我住院的時候,鄰居還送花給我。他真是太體貼了。
Coy
pretending to be shy so that you don't have to give information
靦腆的,忸怩的;含糊其辭的
He's very coy about his qualifications – maybe he doesn't have any.
他談到自己的資格證書總是很忸怩。也許他根本就沒有呢。
Creative
someone who can make or design things, or can think of solutions to a problem
有創造力的
She's creative and artistic.
她很有創造力和藝術細胞。
Curious
wanting to know things
好奇的
I'm curious to find out what you think of the situation.
我很好奇你對這個狀況是怎麼想的。
D
Deceitful
trying to make people think something, so that you get what you want
欺騙的
He lied to get this job – he's so deceitful.
他撒了謊才得到這份工作。他太不老實。
Docile
['dəusail]
quiet and submissive
聽話的,溫順的
She's a docile child and always does what she's told.
她是個聽話的小孩,別人叫她做啥她就做啥。
Dogmatic
[dɒɡˈmætik]
wanting others to accept your ideas without discussion
教條的,固執己見的
He's a dogmatic politician and always thinks he's right.
他是個教條古板的政治家,總認為自己是對的。
Domineering
trying to control other people
跋扈的,專橫的
He's domineering in the office – it's difficult to get him to listen to us.
他在辦公室裡很專橫,想讓他聽我們的意見很難。
E
Enthusiastic
having a lot of interest in something
熱情的
He's an enthusiastic supporter of equal rights.
他是平權的積極支持者。
Excitable
someone who easily gets excited
易興奮的
He gets very excitable about politics – it's one of his passions in life.
他一提到政治話題就很興奮。這是他人生最大愛好之一。
Extroverted
outgoing and lively
外向的
She's extroverted and loves going out with people.
她性格外向,喜歡和大家出去嗨。
F
Faithful
being loyal to someone or something
忠誠的
He's a faithful friend.
他是一個忠誠的朋友。
Fickle
changing your mind and being unpredictable
浮躁的,易變的
Politicians can be fickle when it suits them!
如果必要的話,政治家是可以很善變!
Flaky
slightly unstable and unreliable
古里古怪的;不可靠的
She's a little flaky at times, but otherwise she's a good worker.
她有時有點不太可靠,除此之外她還是個好員工。
Full of oneself
acting proud of yourself
自負
He was full of himself after he got the promotion.
在得到提升後,他變得格外自負。
Funny
making other people laugh
有趣的
He can be extremely funny when he's in the mood.
當他情緒好的時候,可以很搞笑。
Fussy
only liking certain things
愛挑剔的
She's fussy about what she wears.
她對自己的穿著很挑剔。
G
Good-natured
kind and thoughtful
脾氣好的
She's good-natured and always tries to help.
她脾氣很好,總是想著幫助別人。
Grumpy
someone who tends to be in a bad mood
脾氣暴躁、性格乖張
He's always grumpy in the morning and never says 'hello'.
他早上脾氣比較差,連招呼都不愛打。
H
Happy-go-lucky
not worrying about what might happen in the future
隨遇而安的;逍遙自在的
He's a bit happy-go-lucky and doesn't think about the future.
他比較隨遇而安,從不思考未來。
I
Impulsive
doing things without thinking first
衝動任性的
If he sees something he likes, he just buys it – he can be so impulsive at times!
如果他看到什麼喜歡的東西,立刻就買買買。——他有時就是這麼衝動任性!
Inconsiderate
not considering other people or their feelings
輕率的;欠考慮;不體諒人的
It was a little inconsiderate of him not to give you a get-well card.
他也太不體貼了,都不給你寄一張問候卡。
Introverted
opposite of extroverted
內向的
He was introverted as a teenager, but became more confident as he got older.
青少年時期他有點內向,但是長大以後變得越來越自信了。
Inventive
able to think up new ideas
有創造力的
As head of Marketing, he can often think of inventive ways to keep his customers happy.
作為市場部的主管,他總是能想出創新的點子來取悅顧客。
Irritating
annoying others
惱人的
He can be very irritating to work with.
和他一起幹活,真的是很氣人。
J
Jokey
making jokes
滑稽的,好開玩笑的
You're in a jokey mood today, but we've got work to do!
你今天很搞笑啊,但是我們有工作要做!
Jolly
happy and cheerful
愉快的,歡樂的
It was the weekend and everyone was in a jolly mood.
週末到了,大家心情都不錯。
K
Kind
thoughtful and caring
善良的
My neighbour is kind – she looked after my cat when I was on holiday.
我的鄰居特別好。我度假的時候,她還幫我照顧貓。
L
Loud-mouthed
someone who talks a lot and often says offensive things
誇誇其談的,胡吹亂侃的
Don't worry about what he said – he's loud-mouthed at times.
不要被他說的話影響情緒,他有時候就是這麼口沒遮攔。
Loyal
someone who is faithful and stands by you
忠誠的、仗義的
His colleagues were loyal to him when he was having problems with his boss.
他和上司出了問題的時候,他的同事對他很仗義。
M
Manic
behaving in a slightly crazy way
躁狂的;狂熱的
We're a bit manic at the moment – we're rushing to finish the work before our deadline.
我們現在有點躁狂了,要趕在最後期限前完成工作。
Manipulative
trying to get people to do what you want, by influencing or deceiving them
善耍手段、善於操縱別人的
She's very manipulative when she wants something.
當她想要得到什麼東西的時候,就會非常善於操縱別人。
Moody
having unpredictable moods
喜怒無常的
Some people think he's moody – you never know if he's happy or grumpy.
一些人認為他喜怒無常。你永遠不知道他究竟是開心還是生氣。
N
Nervous
uncomfortable with a situation
緊張不安的
I'm always nervous before an exam.
考試前我總是很緊張。
O
Old-fashioned
behaving or thinking in a way that isn't modern
老派的,過時的
He's a bit old-fashioned and thinks women shouldn't work.
他有點守舊,認為女人不應該工作。
Opinionated
[ə'pinjəneitid]
having strong opinions
固執己見的
He's opinionated and dogmatic – the last person you want to negotiate with.
他固執己見,又很武斷。是你最不想合作的人。
P
Passive
doing what other people want you to do without arguing
被動的
He's passive at work, but domineering at home.
他工作中被動,但在家裡卻很跋扈。
Perfectionist
someone who wants perfection
完美主義者
Her boss is a perfectionnist – no spelling mistakes are allowed.
他的上司是個完美主義者,不允許任何拼寫錯誤。
Persuasive
being able to persuade people to do things or to accept your ideas
有說服力的;善於說服人的
He's a persuasive talker.
他是個很有說服力的談話者。
Picky
only liking certain things or people
吹毛求疵的
She's picky about her friends.
她對朋友很挑剔。
Playful
someone who likes to play and have fun
開玩笑的,幽默的
You're in a playful mood today!
你今天有點調皮啊!
Pleasant
nice and polite
令人愉快的,討人喜歡的
The bank manager was pleasant to me today.
銀行經理今天對我很友善。
Polite
showing good manners
有禮貌的
She's polite and never forgets to say 'please' or 'thank you'.
她很有禮貌,從不忘記說“請”或者“謝謝”。
Pragmatic
being practical and aware of your limitations
實際的;務實的
She's pragmatic at work and only does what she can.
她在工作中是個實幹派,只做自己能做的事。
Q
Quick-tempered
getting angry quickly
易怒的,性急的
He was quick-tempered when he was young, but he's more relaxed now.
他年輕的時候性子很急,但現在和緩多了。
R
Reserved
keeping your ideas and thoughts to yourself
內斂的;矜持的
He's reserved, but polite.
他很內斂,但是很有禮貌。
Rude
impolite
粗魯的
He's very rude and never says 'please' or 'thank you'.
他很沒禮貌,從不說“請”或者“謝謝”。
S
Scatter-brained / scatty
someone who often forgets things
沒頭腦的;粗心的
Don't you remember where you put your wallet? You're so scatter-brained!
你不記得你把錢包放哪裡了?你真是太健忘了!
Serious
not light-hearted
嚴肅的
He's a serious student and always does his homework.
他是個認真的學生,總能完成作業。
Shy
quiet, because you are not very confident
害羞的
He's so shy and hates saying anything to people he doesn't know.
他很害羞,不喜歡和不認識的人說話。
Sincere
saying what you believe (opposite of insincere)
真誠的,誠摯的
He's sincere in his beliefs.
他篤信自己的信仰。
Slapdash
[slæpdæʃ]
doing your work quickly and carelessly
匆促的,草率的
He's got a very slapdash attitude – I doubt he'll ever become a lawyer.
他的態度非常草率,我很懷疑他是否能成為一個律師。
Slimy
['slaimi]
trying to get what you want by being over-friendly
諂媚的
That man is so slimy – he makes me feel sick!
那個人太諂媚了。他讓我覺得噁心!
Sly
doing things in a secretive way
詭祕的,狡猾的
You never know what he's up to – he's sly and manipulative.
你永遠不知道他要做什麼,他做事詭祕,善於操縱他人。
Spiteful
trying to hurt other people because you didn't get what you wanted
懷恨的,惡意的
If she doesn't get what she wants, she can be quite spiteful.
如果她沒能得償所願,她會懷恨在心。
T
Thoughtful
someone who thinks a lot:
深思的,多慮的;體貼的
He's a thoughtful person and won't do anything unless he has considered the consequences.
他是個深思熟慮的人,除非已經考慮了後果,否則他不會採取任何行動。
Thoughtless
not thinking about people or the consequences of your actions
欠考慮的
I'm sure he didn't mean to be rude – he can be thoughtless at times.
我確信他不是有意要這麼粗魯的,他有時候做事就是欠考慮。
Trustworthy
someone you can trust
值得信任的
My accountant is really trustworthy.
我的會計很值得信任。
V
Volatile
['vɔlətail]
quickly changing moods
反覆無常的
He's easily excitable and pretty volatile.
他很容易感到興奮,情緒反覆無常。
W
Witty
being able to make other people laugh by what you say
機智的,詼諧的
He's witty and charming – the perfect person to invite to a party.
他很詼諧,又富於魅力,是派對的絕佳人選。
怎麼樣,這麼多描繪性格的詞,記住了幾個?
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