| 单词 | physiognomy |
| 释义 | physiognomy noun[U] formaluk/ˌfɪz.iˈɒn.ə.mi/us/ˌfɪz.iˈɑː.nə.mi/thephysicalappearanceof theface 相貌，容貌Synonyms countenanceformal face(HEAD) mug(FACE)informalmainlydisapproving visageliterary The head & face
Examplesofphysiognomyphysiognomy The classification of forests was based on climate, soil andphysiognomy, with some account of species composition. From theCambridge English Corpus In a landscape with thephysiognomyof an almost continuous vineyard, a dead channel of wasteland appeared. From theCambridge English Corpus The regeneration potential thus strongly depends on thephysiognomyof the vegetation. From theCambridge English Corpus A "neutralphysiognomy," however, is a public text in visible circulation. From theCambridge English Corpus The consensual aspect of modern space dees an intellectual praxis that attempts to reveal hidden power structures in thephysiognomyof space. From theCambridge English Corpus For this reason, the "neutral"physiognomyis psychologically productive insofar as it is tactical rather than accidental. From theCambridge English Corpus Even before emancipation, phrenologists or craniologists had scrutinized skull shapes to gauge intelligence based on the physiognomies of ethnic samples. From theCambridge English Corpus The different soil types support different kinds of forest, which differ in bothphysiognomyand floristic composition. From theCambridge English Corpus There is no doubt that such fires have a tremendous impact on thephysiognomyof the vegetation and cause a replacement of community types. From theCambridge English Corpus Here,physiognomyjoins the criteria for defining a nation. From theCambridge English Corpus They thus tend to accumulate in such periods, in parallel with mutations in other developmental endpoint genes encoding for variations in pelage, color, andphysiognomy. From theCambridge English Corpus They can be distinguished by extensive differences inphysiognomy, cultural traditions and social structure. From theCambridge English Corpus The neutrality of the narrator and author makes it clear that non-signification inphysiognomyis a problem of language and linguistic subjectivity. From theCambridge English Corpus Her sparklingphysiognomywas thus that it had to shine beyond. From theCambridge English Corpus In the third technique, the form and structure of fossil leaves (leafphysiognomy) are examined for clues that may suggest leaf habit. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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