mien
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 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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mien• Parker 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]
her sorrowful 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:Origin: Probably from demean __to behave__ ( ⇨ DEMEANOR) (influenced by French mine __appearance__)