湖边社【学个词】hallmark - n.品质证明 vt. 给…盖上品质证明印记；使具有...标志
Noun
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
1a: an official mark stamped on gold and silver articles in England to attest their purity
1b: a mark or device placed or stamped on an article of trade to indicate origin, purity, or genuineness
//a hallmark from the Ming dynasty
2: a distinguishing characteristic, trait, or feature
//the dramatic flourishes which are the hallmark of the trial lawyer — Marion K. Sanders
verb
hallmarked; hallmarking; hallmarks
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
transitive verb
: to stamp with a mark that indicates origin, purity, or genuineness : to stamp with a hallmark (see HALLMARK entry 1)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Nounaffection, attribute, attribution, character, characteristic, criterion, diagnostic, differentia, feature, fingerprint, mark, marker, note, particularity, peculiarity, point, property, quality, specific, stamp, touch, trait
Examples
Noun
//He had all the hallmarks of a great baseball player.
//Humor is one of the hallmarks of her style.
//The murder bore all the hallmarks of a serial killer's work.
