hallmark

英 [ˈhɔːlmɑːk]

美 [ˈhɔːlmɑːrk]

n.  特征; 特点; 金银纯度印记(打在金、银、铂制品上，表示纯度、生产日期及产地)
v.  给…打金银纯度印记

复数：hallmarks　过去式：hallmarked　过去分词：hallmarked　现在分词：hallmarking　

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Collins.1 / BNC.11245 / COCA.8292

牛津词典

noun

• 特征；特点
  a feature or quality that is typical of sb/sth
  1. Police said the explosion bore all the hallmarks of a terrorist attack.
     警方称这次爆炸具有恐怖分子袭击的所有特征。
• 金银纯度印记（打在金、银、铂制品上，表示纯度、生产日期及产地）
  a mark put on gold, silver and platinum objects that shows the quality of the metal and gives information about when and where the object was made

verb

• 给…打金银纯度印记
  to put a hallmark on metal goods

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 标志;特征;特点
  Thehallmarkof something or someone is their most typical quality or feature.
  1. It's a technique that has become the hallmark of Amber Films...
     这已经成为安伯电影公司的标志性技术。
  2. The killing had the hallmarks of a professional assassination...
     这起谋杀案具有职业暗杀的特征。
  3. His designs show a love of simplicity which is very much his hallmark.
     他的设计显示出对简约风格的偏爱，这正是他一贯的特点。
• （金、银、铂制品上标明纯度、产地、制造者的）印记
  Ahallmarkis an official mark put on things made of gold, silver, or platinum that indicates the quality of the metal, where the object was made, and who made it.

英英释义

noun

• a distinctive characteristic or attribute
  Synonym:trademarkearmarkstylemark
• a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity
  Synonym:authenticationassay-mark

双语例句

• Squeezing out cost savings has long been a Toyota hallmark but the company has intensified its efforts this year.
  挤压成本长期以来一直是丰田的标志性做法，但该公司今年加大了力度。
• One hallmark of a good politician is his ability to influence people.
  衡量一个优秀政治家的标志之一就是他影响大众的能力。
• Exploring ideas from fundamentals was his hallmark.
  他的特点是从基本原理中发觉出新的观点。
• Discussions with your readers is an essential hallmark of a good blog.
  和你的读者进行讨论是一个良好的博客（网志）的一个关键标志。
• Science and technology are the primary productive force and a concentrated reflection and a hallmark of advanced productive forces.
  科技是第一生产力，而且是先进生产力的集中体现和主要标志。
• The hallmark of an Ajax application is a rich, interactive environment more often associated with traditional UI applications.
  Ajax应用程序的特色就是丰富、交互式的环境，往往与传统UI应用程序相关联。
• Hardly the hallmark of a dawning bull market.
  这很难算得上是牛市曙光初现的标志。
• The hallmark of Lampo Leong's art is a restless, questing pursuit of the transcendent and the sublime.
  对超越性和崇高境界永无休止的追寻是梁蓝波艺术的显著特点。
• The killing had the hallmarks of a professional assassination
  这起谋杀案具有职业暗杀的特征。
• But, on the whole, protectionism has not been a hallmark of this economic downturn.
  但总体而言，保护主义并不是此次经济衰退的一个特征。