grimace
英 ['grɪməs; grɪ'meɪs]
美 [ɡrɪ'mes]
- vi. 扮鬼臉；作怪相；作苦相
- n. 鬼臉；怪相；痛苦的表情
中文詞源
grimace 鬼臉，怪相來自grim, 咆哮，咆哮的臉，引申義鬼臉，怪相。
英文詞源
- grimace (n.)
- 1650s, from French grimace (15c.) "grotesque face, ugly mug," possibly from Frankish or another Germanic source (compare Old Saxon grima "face mask," Old English grima "mask, helmet"), from the same root as grim (adj.). With pejorative suffix -azo (from Latin -aceus).
- grimace (v.)
- 1707, from French grimacer, from grimace "grotesque face" (see grimace (n.)). Related: Grimaced; grimacing.
雙語例句
- 1. Thomas made a little grimace, perhaps he thought the wine was sour.
- 托馬斯微微皺起眉頭可能是他認為酒發酸了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. The boy stole a look at his father with grimace.
- 那男孩扮著鬼臉偷看了他父親一眼.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 3. He acknowledged his mistake with a wry grimace.
- 他做了個怪怪的表情,算是認了錯.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Compare smirk, sneer, frown, scowl and grimace.
- 試比較smirk 、 sneer 、 frown 、 scowl、grimace這幾個詞.
來自互聯網
- 5. He took another drink of his coffee. "Awful," he said with a grimace.
- 他又喝了一口咖啡。“真難喝，”他說著做了個鬼臉。
來自柯林斯例句