(เคา'นะเนินซฺ) n. หน้าตา,สีหน้า,โฉมหน้า,หน้า,การสนับสนุน,การให้กำลังใจ,สีหน้าที่ใจเย็น,ความสุขุม vt. อนุญาต,ยอม,เห็นด้วย,สนับสนุน,ให้กำลังใจ, See also:countenancer n., Syn. appearance
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Countenance \Coun"te*nance\ (koun"t[-e]*nans), n. [OE.
contenance, countenaunce, demeanor, composure, F. contenance
demeanor, fr. L. continentia continence, LL. also, demeanor,
fr. L. continere to hold together, repress, contain. See
{Contain}, and cf. {Continence}.]
1. Appearance or expression of the face; look; aspect; mien.
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So spake the Son, and into terror changed
His countenance. --Milton.
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2. The face; the features.
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In countenance somewhat doth resemble you. --Shak.
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3. Approving or encouraging aspect of face; hence, favor,
good will, support; aid; encouragement.
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Thou hast made him . . . glad with thy countenance.
--Ps. xxi. 6.
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This is the magistrate's peculiar province, to give
countenance to piety and virtue, and to rebuke vice.
--Atterbury.
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4. Superficial appearance; show; pretense. [Obs.]
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The election being done, he made countenance of
great discontent thereat. --Ascham.
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{In countenance}, in an assured condition or aspect; free
from shame or dismay. "It puts the learned in countenance,
and gives them a place among the fashionable part of
mankind." --Addison.
{Out of countenance}, not bold or assured; confounded;
abashed. "Their best friends were out of countenance,
because they found that the imputations . . . were well
grounded." --Clarendon.
{To keep the countenance}, to preserve a composed or natural
look, undisturbed by passion or emotion. --Swift.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Countenance \Coun"te*nance\ (koun"t?-nans), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Countenanced} (-nanst); p. pr. & vb. n. {Countenancing}.]
1. To encourage; to favor; to approve; to aid; to abet.
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This conceit, though countenanced by learned men, is
not made out either by experience or reason. --Sir
T. Browne.
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Error supports custom, custom countenances error.
--Milton.
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2. To make a show of; to pretend. [Obs.]
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Which to these ladies love did countenance.
--Spenser.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
countenance
n 1: the appearance conveyed by a person's face; "a pleasant
countenance"; "a stern visage" [syn: {countenance},
{visage}]
2: formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the
union's endorsement" [syn: {sanction}, {countenance},
{endorsement}, {indorsement}, {warrant}, {imprimatur}]
3: the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal
terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) [syn: {countenance},
{physiognomy}, {phiz}, {visage}, {kisser}, {smiler}, {mug}]
v 1: consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to
visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police
search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"
[syn: {permit}, {allow}, {let}, {countenance}] [ant:
{disallow}, {forbid}, {interdict}, {nix}, {prohibit},
{proscribe}, {veto}]
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
