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BNC: 14013 COCA: 18208

countenance

noun
/ˈkaʊntənəns/
/ˈkaʊntənəns/
(formal or literary)
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  1. a person’s face or their expression面容；脸色；面部表情
    • her calmly smiling countenance她平静的笑脸
    Topics Appearancec2
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French contenance ‘bearing, behaviour’, from contenir, from Latin continere, from con- ‘altogether’ + tenere ‘to hold’. The early sense was ‘bearing, demeanour’, also ‘facial expression’, hence ‘the face’.

countenance

verb
/ˈkaʊntənəns/
/ˈkaʊntənəns/
 (formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they countenance
/ˈkaʊntənəns/
/ˈkaʊntənəns/
he / she / it countenances
/ˈkaʊntənənsɪz/
/ˈkaʊntənənsɪz/
past simple countenanced
/ˈkaʊntənənst/
/ˈkaʊntənənst/
past participle countenanced
/ˈkaʊntənənst/
/ˈkaʊntənənst/
-ing form countenancing
/ˈkaʊntənənsɪŋ/
/ˈkaʊntənənsɪŋ/
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  1. countenance something | countenance (somebody) doing something to support something or agree to something happening支持；赞成；同意 synonym consent to
    • The committee refused to countenance his proposals.委员会拒不同意他的方案。
    Topics Discussion and agreementc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryCountenance is used with these nouns as the object:
    • possibility
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    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French contenance ‘bearing, behaviour’, from contenir, from Latin continere, from con- ‘altogether’ + tenere ‘to hold’. The early sense was ‘bearing, demeanour’, also ‘facial expression’, hence ‘the face’.
BNC: 14013 COCA: 18208
BNC: 14013 COCA: 18208
BNC: 14013 COCA: 18208
countenance
Facial expressions: a curl of your lip, a light in someone's eyes, countenance...
General words for the face or its features: chops, countenance, face...
To express or give approval: approve, recommend, consent...

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