Characteristic和feature都有“特色”的意思,但characteristic基本的意思是“特征”,指恒定的、使某人或物有别于其他的人或物的属性和特质,如： 　　acharacteristicofWestern/Chinesecivilization 　　women''sphysiologicalcharacteristics 　　ThenationalitiesinChinahaveallretainedtheirspecialnationalcharacteristics. 　　Feature的意思是“特色”或“特点”；feature不表示属性或特质,而是指某物（如脸面、景色、物体、性格）的一部分,因其外形或重要性突出而引人注目,如： 　　thegeographicalfeaturesoftheregion 　　Herdancingeyesarehermostattractivefeatures. 　　Animportantfeatureofourworkisstudents''involvement. 　　Themostoutstandingnationalfeatureisthelanguage.