- an ugly, twisted expression on a person's face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement（尤指表示厌恶、痛苦或哭笑不得的）怪相, 鬼脸：
she gave a grimace of pain.
她的脸因痛苦而扭曲。
派生词
grimacer
noun词源
mid 17th cent.: from French， from Spanish grimazo 'caricature'， from grima 'fright'.