单词 | physiognomy |
释义 | Word Frequency physiognomy(ˌfɪzɪˈɒnəmɪ) noun 1. a person's features or characteristic expression considered as an indication of personality 2. the art or practice of judging character from facial features 3. the outward appearance of something, esp the physical characteristics of a geographical region Derived forms physiognomic (ˌfɪzɪəˈnɒmɪk) or physiognomical (ˌphysiogˈnomical) adjective physiognomically (ˌphysiogˈnomically) adverb physiognomist (ˌphysiˈognomist) noun Word origin C14: from Old French phisonomie, via Medieval Latin, from Late Greek phusiognōmia, erroneous for Greek phusiognōmonia, from phusis nature + gnōmōn judge |
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