late 14c., "art of judging characters from facial features," from Old French phizonomie and directly from Late Latin physiognomia, from Greek physiognomia "the judging of a person's nature by his features," from physio- (see physio-) + gnomon (genitive gnomonos) "judge, indicator" (see gnomon). Meaning "face, countenance, features" is from c. 1400. Related: Physiognomical.
实用例句
1. He was fascinated by her physiognomy — the prominent nose, brooding eyes and thick hair.
他被她的外表——高挺的鼻梁、深邃的双眸和浓密的秀发——迷住了。来自柯林斯例句
2. In naturalistic novels such inessential things as a minor character's physiognomy and costume are depicted in minute detail.
