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physiognomy/fiziˈɒ(ɡ)nəmi/n. (pl. -ies) 1a the cast or form of a person's features, expression, body, etc. 面貌，相貌 b the art of supposedly judging character from facial characteristics etc. 相面术 2 the external features of a landscape etc. 地貌；外貌 3 a characteristic, esp. moral, aspect (尤指道德上的)特征 □ physiognomic /-ziəˈnɒmik/ adj.□ physiognomical /-ziəˈnɒmik(ə)l/ adj.□ physiognomically /-ziəˈnɒmik(ə)li/ adv.□ physiognomist n.[Middle English fisnomie etc. from Old French phisonomie via medieval Latin phisonomia from Greek phusiognōmonia ‘judging of a man's nature’ (by his features) (as PHYSIO-, gnōmōn ‘judge’)] |