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countenance
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural countenances
plural countenances
Learner's definition of COUNTENANCE
[count] formal + literary
: the appearance of a person's face : a person's expression表情；面容
- The photograph showed his somber countenance.这张照片显现出了他忧郁的表情。
2 countenance /ˈkaʊntn̩əns/ verb
countenances; countenanced; countenancing
2 countenance
/ˈkaʊntn̩əns/
verb
countenances; countenanced; countenancing
Learner's definition of COUNTENANCE
[+ object] formal
: to accept, support, or approve of (something)接受；支持；赞同
- The city would not countenance [=permit] a rock concert in the park.市里不会同意在公园举办摇滚音乐会。
- The leader did not officially countenance [=encourage] negotiations with the rebels.这位领导人没有公开赞成与反叛者谈判。
coun·te·nance ˈkau̇n-tᵊn-ən(t)s 
ˈkau̇nt-nən(t)s
Synonyms
Noun
Verb
Example Sentences
Noun … his white countenance was rendered eerie by the redness of the sagging lids below his eyes … 
John Updike, The Afterlife, 1994 You could see it in his frame and deportment … a beaming countenance, expansive salutations, a warm handshake … Simon Schama, Granta, Autumn 1990 All, all are kind to me but their tones fall strangely on my ear & their countenances meet mine not like home faces … Emily Dickinson 17 Feb. 1848, in Selected Letters, (1914) 1986 Before receiving him, Henry had so possessed himself that no one could guess from his countenance with what sentiments he remembered the young king. Amy Kelly, Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Four Kings, 1950 The photograph showed his somber countenance. a pleasant countenance that puts visitors at ease Verb But there are only two logical choices … . If you can't countenance the first, you have to accept the second. Anna Quindlen, Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2007 … the constellation of family emotions—love, obedience, rivalry, repression—can turn a family into a moral system of its own in which even the greatest horrors can be countenanced in the name of loyalty and love … Scott Turow, Times Literary Supplement, 15 Mar. 1991 They disapproved of the marriage, and could not be expected to countenance it. Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, 1891 I don't countenance such behavior in children of any age. countenanced the delays and inconveniences of traveling by air with good grace See More
John Updike, The Afterlife, 1994 You could see it in his frame and deportment … a beaming countenance, expansive salutations, a warm handshake … Simon Schama, Granta, Autumn 1990 All, all are kind to me but their tones fall strangely on my ear & their countenances meet mine not like home faces … Emily Dickinson 17 Feb. 1848, in Selected Letters, (1914) 1986 Before receiving him, Henry had so possessed himself that no one could guess from his countenance with what sentiments he remembered the young king. Amy Kelly, Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Four Kings, 1950 The photograph showed his somber countenance. a pleasant countenance that puts visitors at ease Verb But there are only two logical choices … . If you can't countenance the first, you have to accept the second. Anna Quindlen, Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2007 … the constellation of family emotions—love, obedience, rivalry, repression—can turn a family into a moral system of its own in which even the greatest horrors can be countenanced in the name of loyalty and love … Scott Turow, Times Literary Supplement, 15 Mar. 1991 They disapproved of the marriage, and could not be expected to countenance it. Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, 1891 I don't countenance such behavior in children of any age. countenanced the delays and inconveniences of traveling by air with good grace See More Recent Examples on the Web Eric Gibson, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 Kaluuya’s literal blackness, featured in a shaded, climactic close-up, is almost indiscernible even in IMAX, making his countenance inscrutable. Armond White, National Review, 22 July 2022 At sixty, Øino has a boyish mop and the mild countenance of a country parson. Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022 Can an actor consciously use his countenance in a performance? David Marchese, New York Times, 10 June 2022 My paintbrush application of botulinum toxin and hyaluronic acid fillers can quickly rejuvenate the entire face and bring you back to a youthful relaxed and replenished countenance. April Long, Town & Country, 31 May 2022 Quixotic is a mild term for the compulsions that grip these people, and their adventures are more harrowing than anything Cervantes’s knight of the doleful countenance ever experienced. A. O. Scott, The Atlantic, 17 May 2022 The Burgman’s nose and tail, too, now blend their Burgmanesque countenance with full LED function to give a (slightly) festive appearance, and the dual headlights have integrated position lights. Josh Max, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2022 This wasn’t the first time Krouse’s countenance had elicited an immediate connection, a familiarity that led to a confession. Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2022 New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022 Meanwhile, Israel is unlikely to countenance any substantial delay in extracting gas from the Karish gas field due to Nasrallah's demands. Daniel Markind, Forbes, 19 July 2022 The play does not countenance for a moment the possibility of an honest mistake. Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2022 The United States has refused to countenance removing these barriers for treatments, insisting that a waiver cover only vaccines. Muhammad Yunus, STAT, 29 May 2022 Down in the basement were others, most of them pensioners too poor or too old to countenance the idea of going anywhere. Nabih Bulosstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2022 But privately British officials say that for any attempt to take back areas such as Crimea, Ukraine and the West must be willing to countenance a much greater threat of the use of chemical or nuclear weapons. Vivian Salama, WSJ, 16 May 2022 Miss Manners cannot countenance condemning those who follow such explicit instructions. Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2021 Thus, the language in the opinion would seem to countenance a new OSHA vaccine-or-test-and-mask emergency rule targeted to particular workplace-specific risks. Simon Lazarus, The New Republic, 19 Jan. 2022 See More
Noun
Her firmly modeled countenance, lapidary as a piece of sculpture, emerges from a thick, black-blue spatial environment that seems to recede endlessly in all directions. Eric Gibson, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 Kaluuya’s literal blackness, featured in a shaded, climactic close-up, is almost indiscernible even in IMAX, making his countenance inscrutable. Armond White, National Review, 22 July 2022 At sixty, Øino has a boyish mop and the mild countenance of a country parson. Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022 Can an actor consciously use his countenance in a performance? David Marchese, New York Times, 10 June 2022 My paintbrush application of botulinum toxin and hyaluronic acid fillers can quickly rejuvenate the entire face and bring you back to a youthful relaxed and replenished countenance. April Long, Town & Country, 31 May 2022 Quixotic is a mild term for the compulsions that grip these people, and their adventures are more harrowing than anything Cervantes’s knight of the doleful countenance ever experienced. A. O. Scott, The Atlantic, 17 May 2022 The Burgman’s nose and tail, too, now blend their Burgmanesque countenance with full LED function to give a (slightly) festive appearance, and the dual headlights have integrated position lights. Josh Max, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2022 This wasn’t the first time Krouse’s countenance had elicited an immediate connection, a familiarity that led to a confession. Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2022 Verb
Perhaps there is a section of Barcelona’s public that demands immediate satisfaction, that cannot countenance the idea of a few years of finishing as low as, say, third. New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022 Meanwhile, Israel is unlikely to countenance any substantial delay in extracting gas from the Karish gas field due to Nasrallah's demands. Daniel Markind, Forbes, 19 July 2022 The play does not countenance for a moment the possibility of an honest mistake. Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2022 The United States has refused to countenance removing these barriers for treatments, insisting that a waiver cover only vaccines. Muhammad Yunus, STAT, 29 May 2022 Down in the basement were others, most of them pensioners too poor or too old to countenance the idea of going anywhere. Nabih Bulosstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2022 But privately British officials say that for any attempt to take back areas such as Crimea, Ukraine and the West must be willing to countenance a much greater threat of the use of chemical or nuclear weapons. Vivian Salama, WSJ, 16 May 2022 Miss Manners cannot countenance condemning those who follow such explicit instructions. Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2021 Thus, the language in the opinion would seem to countenance a new OSHA vaccine-or-test-and-mask emergency rule targeted to particular workplace-specific risks. Simon Lazarus, The New Republic, 19 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun and Verb
Middle English contenance, from Anglo-French cuntenance, contenance, from Medieval Latin continentia, from Latin, restraint, from continent-, continens, present participle of continēre to hold together — more at contain
First Known Use
Noun
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5
Verb
1568, in the meaning defined above
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