The word character comes from ancient Greek and was used for an engraving instrument.

“character”一词出自古希腊，是一种雕刻工具。

Although you can post photos, videos and links on Twitter, its main purpose is posting thoughts or statuses, which have a 280 word character limit.

尽管你可以在推特上发布照片视频和链接，其主要目的是发布想法或状态，它有 280 个字符的限制。