physiognomy

physiognomy

英 [,fɪzɪ'ɒ(g)nəmɪ]
　　美 ['fɪzɪ'ɑnəmi]

n. [地理] 地貌；外貌；面相；相面術

中文詞源：

physiognomy 相面術，人相學，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於相貌，引申詞義容貌，相貌。

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——迷住瞭。

2. In naturalistic novels such inessential things as a minor character's physiognomy and costume are depicted in minute detail.
在自然主義的小說裡,有些不關本質的東西,像一個次要人物的面貌和衣服之類,都描寫得很詳細.

3. When turning suddenly, he caught my gaze fastened on his physiognomy.
他突然轉過頭來, 發現我盯著看他的面貌.

4. Mr. Sykes entered - a tall, stout man of about fifty, comely of feature , but feeble of physiognomy.
賽克斯先生進來瞭 ― ―這人又高又胖,約莫50歲, 眉目清秀, 一副優柔寡斷的相貌.

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.