countenance

/'kauntәnәns/ uk　 词频 #18208

英语专业八级

countenance 是什么意思

中文释义

n. 面容, 面部表情, 支持, 镇定

英文释义

n. the appearance conveyed by a person's face

n. the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)

countenance 的真实例句

以下例句摘自真实英文文章，看看 countenance 在自然语境里怎么用：

To even countenance the possibility of a deeper, truer layer of reality beyond appearances – as Schopenhauer did – is to deny the value of this world in favour of something imaginary.

—— Nietzsche the mystic. There is something odd about a profoundly atheistic thinker holding quasi-religious convictions

Not surprisingly, this smile-like countenance is the reason we say cheese rather than moist when we pose for a picture, especially if a look of disgust was not our hoped-for photo vibe.

—— Why We All Hate the Word “Moist” So Much

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