visage

visage
[ˈvɪzɪdʒ]
noun
[usu. insing.]
  1. (poetic/literary)a person's face, with reference to the form or proportions of the features
    (诗/文)面容,脸
    an elegant, angular visage.
    端庄瘦削的脸庞。
    ■a person's facial expression
    面部表情
    there was something hidden behind his visage of cheerfulness.
    他快活的面部表情下面隐藏着什么。
    ■(figurative)the surface of an object presented to view
    (喻)面貌;外表
    the moonlit visage of the port's whitewashed buildings.
    月光下港口粉白建筑物的外表。
派生
visaged
adjective
  1. 一位神情严厉的老人
    [in combination]a stern-visaged old man.
语源
  1. Middle English: via Old French from Latin visus 'sight', from videre 'to see'
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