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mien

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++mien /miːn/ noun [singular]  literaryBEHAVE a person’s typical expression or appearance 仪表,神态,风度,样子 her sorrowful mien 她悲伤的神情
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mienParker was a career State Department official, tall, balding, with a cautious, academic mien.His mien and his manners continually expressed his sense of himself as an important personage.Endicott grew into a young man with a solemn mien.
Origin mien (1500-1600) Probably from demean to behave ( → DEMEANOR) (influenced by French mine appearance)
mien nounChinese
Corpus person’s a appearance typical expression or


mien
mien /miːn/ noun [singular]
 Date: 1500-1600
 Origin: Probably from demean __to behave__ ( ⇨ DEMEANOR) (influenced by French mine __appearance__)
literary a person’s typical expression or appearance:
    her sorrowful mien


mienBrE /miːn/ 🔊NAmE /miːn/ 🔊 noun [singular] (formal or literary) a person's appearance or manner that shows how they are feeling 外表;样子;风度