facepalm

用手捂住脸

发音

US
UK /ˈfeɪsˌpɑː(l)m/

词形变化

facepalms 复数 facepalms facepalmed facepalming facepalms 三单 facepalming 现在分词 facepalmed 过去式 facepalmed 过去分词

别名

face palm face-palm

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A gesture of bringing one or both palms to the face, with various interpretations including exasperation, chagrin, frustration, embarrassment (one's own or vicarious), etc.

v.
  1. 1.

    To bring the palm of one’s hand to one’s face as an expression of mixed humor and disbelief, disgust or shame; for example, when one is caught off-guard with a particularly bad pun.

    捂脸

    掩面

  2. 2.

    To bring one’s face down to one’s cupped hand or hands.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

gesture

词源

From face + palm. Attested since at least 2001.

来源：wiktionary