physiognomy
英 [,f?z?'?(g)n?m?]
美['f?z?'ɑn?mi]
- n. [地理] 地貌；外貌；面相；相面術(shù)
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?physiognomies;
中文詞源
physiognomy 相面術(shù)，人相學(xué)，容貌，相貌來自希臘語physiognomia,相面，由人的身體特征判斷本性和性格，來自physo-,身體，軀體，gnomon,判斷，詞源同know,gnomic.因人的身體特征主要在于相貌，引申詞義容貌，相貌。
英文詞源
- physiognomy (n.)
- late 14c., "art of judging characters from facial features," from Old French phizonomie and directly from Late Latin physiognomia, from Greek physiognomia "the judging of a person's nature by his features," from physio- (see physio-) + gnomon (genitive gnomonos) "judge, indicator" (see gnomon). Meaning "face, countenance, features" is from c. 1400. Related: Physiognomical.
雙語例句
- 1. He was fascinated by her physiognomy — the prominent nose, brooding eyes and thick hair.
- 他被她的外表——高挺的鼻梁、深邃的雙眸和濃密的秀發(fā)——迷住了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. In naturalistic novels such inessential things as a minor character's physiognomy and costume are depicted in minute detail.
- 在自然主義的小說里,有些不關(guān)本質(zhì)的東西,像一個次要人物的面貌和衣服之類,都描寫得很詳細(xì).
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. When turning suddenly, he caught my gaze fastened on his physiognomy.
- 他突然轉(zhuǎn)過頭來, 發(fā)現(xiàn)我盯著看他的面貌.
來自辭典例句
- 4. Mr. Sykes entered - a tall, stout man of about fifty, comely of feature , but feeble of physiognomy.
- 賽克斯先生進(jìn)來了 ― ―這人又高又胖,約莫50歲, 眉目清秀, 一副優(yōu)柔寡斷的相貌.
來自辭典例句
- 5. His eyes were good, but otherwise there was nothing remarkable in his physiognomy.
- 他的眼睛長得好, 其它方面倒也別無特別突出的地方.
來自辭典例句