Noun:
the appearance conveyed by a person's face;a pleasant countenance
a stern visage
formal and explicit approval;a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement
the human face `kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British
Verb:
consent to, give permission;She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband
I won't let the police search her basement
I cannot allow you to see your exam
keep one's countenance镇定自若give countenance to赞成keep someone in countenance使某人克制灰心情绪…Knight of the Rueful Countenance愁容骑士light of someone's countenance嘉许stare someone out of countenance盯得某人局促不安…in countenance镇定沉着lend countenance to赞成lose countenance失色get out of countenance失色起来
近义词 mug脸let让phiz脸face表面back后面visage脸mien风采allow允许stomach胃approve批准second第二的tolerate容许permit许可证sanction批准accession到达stand for代表warrant委任状expression表情appearance出现complexion肤色assistance援助kisser接吻的人put up with忍受endorsement支持subscription订阅physiognomy相面术looks外貌(恒用复数…discountenance使丢脸smilersmile的名词形式…indorsement票据等后面的署名…imprimatur官方颁发的出版许可…
名词82%,动词18%
用作名词He is a young man of handsome countenance.他是一个拥有英俊面容的年轻人。用作动词We will not countenance any aggressive violence.我们不会支持任何挑衅性暴力行动。