face
countenance
mug
visage【导航词义:脸】
face n. 脸,面部
〔辨析〕普通用词,指头部的正面。
〔例证〕
His face is dirty.
他的脸很脏。
He had a handsome face.
他有一张帅气的脸蛋。
She punched him in the face.
她一拳打在他的脸上。
countenance n. 〈文〉面容;面部表情
〔辨析〕指脸部或脸部表情。
〔例证〕
The present left her with a pleasant countenance.
这份礼物让她面露喜色。
His countenance changed when he heard the news.
他听到这个消息后脸色变了。
mug n. 〈口,非正式〉脸;鬼脸
〔辨析〕指人的脸,也可指开玩笑或恶作剧时扮的怪相。
〔例证〕
Look at your ugly mug! Even makeup won't work!
看看你这张丑八怪的脸!用化妆品都没用!
He pulled an ill-mannered mug.
他扮了个不礼貌的鬼脸。
visage n. 〈文〉脸,面容
〔辨析〕主要用于文学作品中,不用于日常会话和一般写作中。
〔例证〕
a grim visage
铁板的脸
The writer described the protagonist in his novel with 'the strong and darkly handsome visage was gaunt and haggard'.
作家将其小说中的主角描写为“那张孔武黝黑的英俊面孔显得瘦削而憔悴”。