(1)人(品)格，个性 (person's characteristics and qualities as a whole) [C]：respect the other's～相互尊重对方的人格;Her～， not her beauty， made her popular. 是她的品格而不是美貌使她受人欢迎。a likeable～讨人喜欢的性格;a woman with a strong～个性强的女人;〖同〗character，nature;

(2)个性，个人特点(strong， distinctive， esp socially attractive， quality) [U， C]：a man with lots of/little～很有/没有个性的人;have no～没有个人特点;to lack～缺乏个性;They both have striking～ies. 他们俩人都有鲜明的个性。

(3)(文艺，体育界等)名人(星) (well-known person， esp in the world of entertainment or sport) [C]： a sports/television～体育/电视明星;～ies in the theatre 戏剧界名流;He is quite a～in the district. 他是本地区赫赫有名的人物。A number of local～ies were present. 很多本地的名人都出席了。～cult 个人崇拜 (尤指对政治领袖的崇拜) (常derog); 〖同〗celebrity， star;

(4)人身攻击，诽谤(unkind or rude remarks about a person) [pl]： avoid～ies in the discussion 在讨论中避免人身攻击;The argument deteriorated into～ies. 争论变成了诽谤。indulge in～ies 肆意诽谤他人;

←′personal n;

【辨异】personality 与character和individuality 的区别见CHARACTER。