physiognomy
n. 相面术, 面相, 外貌, 地貌 [医] 面容诊断, 面容, 面相
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The art or pseudoscience of deducing the predominant temper and other characteristic qualities of the mind from the outward appearance, especially from the features of the face.
面相学
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The face or countenance, with respect to the temper of the mind; particular configuration, cast, or expression of countenance, as denoting character.
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The art of telling fortunes by inspection of the features.
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The general appearance or aspect of a thing, without reference to its scientific characteristics.
可数 不可数the physiognomy of a plant; of a meteor
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Inherited from Middle English phisonomie, from Anglo-Norman phisenomie, Middle French phisonomie et al., ultimately from Late Latin physiognomia, from Ancient Greek φυσιογνωμία (phusiognōmía, “physiology”), from φύσις (phúsis, “physique, appearance”) + γνώμη (gnṓmē, “means of knowing”). Middle English phisonomie would regularly develop into *physnomy /ˈfɪznəmi/ (forms of this type are common in Early Modern English, such as fisnomie in All's Well that Ends Well); the modern spelling and pronunciation are due to learned influence.
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