Describing people 描述人
To talk about people's personality or characteristics we can use the following words and phrases:
Positive characteristics （积极的特征）
She has an air of authority （有权威的气息）
Other people believe her and listen to her opinions (其他人都相信她，并听取她的意见)
She's courageous （勇敢的，无畏的）
She's brave (她很勇敢)
They're magnanimous （宽宏大量的，高尚的）
They're very generous (他们很大气)
She's very dependable （可靠的）
If she says she'll do something, she does it. She always keeps her promises. (如果她说了要做什么事，她就会去做的。她总是信守诺言。)
He's honest （诚实的）
He always tells the truth. You can trust him. (他总是讲实话。你可以信赖他。)
He's unbiased （不偏不倚的；无偏见的）
He's neutral or impartial. He can see both sides of an argument or disagreement. (他是中立的或无偏见的。他了解双方的争论或不同意见。)
Negative characteristics （消极的特征）
He's prone to emotional outbursts （容易情绪化发作）
He often reacts with very strong emotions (for example, an outburst of anger or tears) 他很容易情绪化发作（比如，勃然大怒或眼泪夺眶而出）
She reacts poorly under stress （她在压力下表现糟糕）
She reacts badly under stress （她在压力下表现很差）
She doesn't deal with stress well. She cries or gets very angry when she's in a stressful situation (她不善于应对压力。遇到紧张的情况，她要么哭泣，要么发火。
He's so venomous （恶意的，怀恨的；有毒的
He's extremelyhateful or angry (他充满仇恨或愤怒)
Neutral characteristics （中性特征）
She's such a perfectionist （完美主义者）
She likes everything to be perfect. She has very high standards for herself (她喜欢事事完美。她为自己定下了很高的水准。)
He's introverted （内向型性格的）
He's very shy and doesn't like talking to new people (他很害羞，也不喜欢结识他人。)
Note: Both these characteristics can be thought of as negative. It depends on the context of the sentence （注意：这两种性格都可以被看作是消极的性格。具体用法要看句子的上下文。）
Making negative characteristics sound more positive （使消极特征听起来更积极些）
To make a negativecomment about someone sound a bit more positive you can say （使用下面的句型，可使针对某人的消极性说法听起来更积极些）:
not very + positiveadjective
She's not very generous = She's mean （她很自私）
He's not very dependable = He's unreliable （他不可靠）
They're not very honest = They're untrustworthy （他们不值得信赖）
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n.人；个性；人品；人物 (初中英语单词)
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