late 14c., "quality or fact of being a person," from Medieval Latin personalitatem (nominative personalitas), from Late Latin personalis (see personal). Sense of "a distinctive character" is first recorded 1795, from French personnalité.
Personality is the supreme realization of the innate idiosyncrasy of a living being. It is an act of courage flung in the face of life, the absolute affirmation of all that constitutes the individual, the most successful adaptation to the universal conditions of existence, coupled with the greatest possible freedom of self-determination. [C.G. Jung, "The Development of Personality," 1932]
Meaning "person whose character stands out from that of others" is from 1889. Personality cult is attested from 1956.
实用例句
1. They testify to the extraordinary potency of his personality.
这些事情证明了他非凡的人格魅力。
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2. The individual's whole personality appears to be permanently warped.
这个人的整个人格似乎被永远地扭曲了。
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3. He is such a personality— he is so funny.
他很有个性魅力——非常风趣。
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4. He is sharp and manipulative with a strong personality.
他个性很强，为人精明且爱指使人。
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5. She tried hard to slough off her old personality.
