英语单词

mien是什么意思

mien

英 [miːn] 美 [min]
  • n. 态度;风采;样子
  • n. (Mien)人名;(印尼)米恩

中文词源


mien 举止,风度

可能缩写自中古英语demean,举止,表现,词源同demeanor.

英文词源


mien (n.)
"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").

双语例句


1. He was a Vietnam veteran with a haunted mien.
他是个越战老兵,举止总有些惶然.

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2. It was impossible to tell from his mien whether he was offended.
从他的神态中难以看出他是否生气了。

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3. With his wonted , collected and stately mien, he crossed the unhallowed threshold.
他摆出平时那种泰然自若的庄严态度, 跨过那个污浊的门槛.

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4. He left the room with a saddened mien.
他神情黯然地离开了房间.

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5. There were moments , Christine thought, when he had the mien of a mischievous elf.
克丽丝汀觉得他有时真象个恶作剧的小精灵.

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