"facial expression," 1510s, probably a shortening of Middle English demean "bearing, demeanor" (see demeanor) and influenced by Middle French mine "appearance, facial expression," which is of unknown origin, possibly Celtic (compare Breton min "beak, muzzle, nose," Irish men "mouth").
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. He was a Vietnam veteran with a haunted mien.
他是個(gè)越戰(zhàn)老兵,舉止總有些惶然.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
2. It was impossible to tell from his mien whether he was offended.
從他的神態(tài)中難以看出他是否生氣了。
來(lái)自辭典例句
3. With his wonted , collected and stately mien, he crossed the unhallowed threshold.