It is the quality of one's convictions that determines success, not the number of followers.
——Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
决定一个人是否成功的是其信仰的质量,而不是信徒的数量。
——《哈利波特与死亡圣器:下》
一、下面我们来看看quality有几种含义
adj.
1.优质的,高质量的,高品质的 used especially by people trying to sell goods or services to say that sth is of a high quality
A quality gene can be inserted into a rice plant.
一种优良的基因可以被移植到水稻体内。
2.上流社会的 upper-class
Bring quality people to her wedding, please.
请您邀请上流社会的人们参加她的婚礼。
3.(报刊)内容严肃的 serious
Many people don't like to read quality newspaper.
很多人不喜欢读高级报纸。
n.
1.特征,性质,特性 [C] the standard of sth when it is compared to other things like it; how good or bad sth is
This quality makes it a good material.
这种特性使它成为一种很好的材料。
2.优秀品质,品德 [C] a thing that is part of a person's character, especially sth good
The character has the quality of being holy.
这个角色拥有圣洁的品德。
3.质量,品质;优质,高级 [C] a high standard
We must relentlessly increase the quality of our skills.
我们必须始终不懈地提高技术质量。
4.身份,地位 [C] status
His kindness helps him gain the quality by now.
他的友善帮助他获得了现在的地位。
5.贵族 [C] nobleman
I have an idea to act as quality this week.
这星期我想扮成贵族的样子。
二、词义辨析:哪些词汇能表示“特点”的意思
quality, property, feature, characteristic, peculiarity, trait, attribute, character
这些名词均有“特性、特点、品质”之意。quality最普通用词,既可指有形或无形的特性,又可指个性或共性的特征。property多指同类事物所共有的特性,一般不用于指人。feature指事物突出引人注目的特点。多用来说明人的容貌特征或地理特征。characteristic指某人或某物天生有别于他人或他物的内部特质或外表特征。peculiarity指人或事物独具的或奇怪的特点,常带感情色彩。trait多指人的性格、心情的特征,尤指先天秉赋的持久的行为模式或性格特征。attribute通常指人主观赋予某事物的属性,可指典型事物。character多指一类人或事物所具有的独特的典型的特征。