知识扩展
词语辨析
下面两句话意思相同
【解说】The soldier owed his courage to his ability to remain cool in the face of danger.The soldier owed his courage to his ability to remain cool in face of danger.这位战士把勇气归功于在危险面前保持镇定的能力。in one's face，on one's face
【解说】两者的意思有相同的情况，但多数情况下还是有区别的。它们的区别在于1.面部上有明显的突出物时用介词on，否则用in。试比较Your nose is on your face.鼻子突出在面部。Your eyes are in your face.眼睛嵌在面部。2.面部上有表情时，如smile，expression，grin，frown等，介词用on。例如A faint smile appeared on her face.她脸上露出了微微的笑容。The young boy returned with a victorious grin on his face.年轻人面带胜利的微笑回来了。hit my face，hit me in the face
【解说】在英语中常见的说法是hit me in the face；前者指“打到的地方是脸部而不是其他部位”；后者指“打到的人是我而不是别人，而被打到的部位是我的脸部而不是其他别的部位”。in the face of，on the face of
【解说】这两个短语的意思是不同的，前者的意思是“面临”，而后者的意思是“从表面看来”。例如The commander bade his men be undaunted in the face of perils.指挥员命令他的战士要临危不惧。The story is absurd on the face of it.这个故事表面上看起来是荒谬的。face，appearance，aspect，countenance，feature，look，visage
【解说】
这组词都有“脸”“面貌”的意思。它们的区别在于1.face意义广泛，可指人或动物的脸，也可指面部表情，还可指事物的外表等。例如She powdered her face before going to dinner.她去参加晚宴前往脸上搽了粉。The little boy's face shone when I gave him the sweets.我把糖果给那个小男孩时，他脸上露出了高兴的神色。The face of a city can change completely in a year.一个城市的面貌会在一年里完全改变。2.feature仅涉及耳口鼻等五官时只用单数形式，指整个容颜、面貌时则须用复数形式。例如Her mouth is her best feature.她的嘴长得最好看。He is a boy with fine features.他是一个眉清目秀的美少年。The veil she was wearing obscured her features.她戴的面纱遮掩了她的面容。The light was so dim that I couldn't distinguish their features.光线太暗，我看不清他们的面貌。3.countenance的意思是“面容，面色”，有明显的感情色彩。例如She has a pleasing countenance.她有一张讨人喜欢的面孔。At the sight of this photo he changed his countenance.他一看见这张照片脸色就变了。The man being interrogated remained in countenance.正在受审的人依然镇定自若。Her joke put him out of countenance.她的玩笑使他脸色不自然。Despite the threats he kept his countenance.尽管受到威胁他仍面不改色。4.visage也指人或物的面貌、外表。主要用于书面语、文学语言中。例如The boss is always showing
文