countenance n. 1.容貌,相貌;脸色,气色;面目。 2.奖励;鼓励;纵容;支持,赞助。 3.镇定。 a sad [jovial] countenance悲苦[欢快]的面容。 a man with an expressive countenance脸上富于表情的人。 catch some familiar countenance认出是相识。 find no countenance in 不受欢迎,得不到…的支持。 for (a) countenance 为了面子。 get out of countenance = lose countenance. give [lend] countenance to (暗暗)嘉奖,支持,默认。 give countenance to 赞成。 give oneself countenance 沉住气。 have the countenance of 得到…的援助。 in the light of sb.'s countenance 由于某人帮助。 keep (sb.) in countenance 留人面子,不抓破某人面子;不叫人为难。 keep one's countenance 泰然自若,不露声色;忍住不笑。 lose countenance 失色,慌张起来。 put (sb.) out of countenance 使狼狈,使丢脸。 stare (sb.) out of countenance 盯着看,使人不好意思起来。 with a good countenance 十分沉着。 vt. 暗暗奖励,嘉奖;支持,赞助,鼓动;纵容,默认。
He sat down with a most gloomy countenance by fanny . 他在范妮身旁坐下,面色阴沉异常。
Sometimes , but very rarely , my father summoned me and my mother to the terrace of the palace ; these were hours of recreation for me , as i never saw anything in the dismal cavern but the gloomy countenances of the slaves and selim s fiery lance 有的时候,当然这种机会很少,我父亲会过来把我的母亲和我叫到露台上去,每当那时我很高兴,因为在那个阴气沉沉的洞窟里,除了奴隶们哭丧着的脸和西立姆的火枪以外,我什么都看不到。