grimace

英 ['grɪməs; grɪ'meɪs]美 [ɡrɪ'mes]
  • vi. 扮鬼脸；作怪相；作苦相
  • n. 鬼脸；怪相；痛苦的表情
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中文词源

grimace 鬼脸，怪相

来自grim, 咆哮，咆哮的脸，引申义鬼脸，怪相。

英文词源

grimace (n.)
1650s, from French grimace (15c.) "grotesque face, ugly mug," possibly from Frankish or another Germanic source (compare Old Saxon grima "face mask," Old English grima "mask, helmet"), from the same root as grim (adj.). With pejorative suffix -azo (from Latin -aceus).
grimace (v.)
1707, from French grimacer, from grimace "grotesque face" (see grimace (n.)). Related: Grimaced; grimacing.

双语例句

1. Thomas made a little grimace, perhaps he thought the wine was sour.
托马斯微微皱起眉头可能是他认为酒发酸了.
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2. The boy stole a look at his father with grimace.
那男孩扮着鬼脸偷看了他父亲一眼.
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3. He acknowledged his mistake with a wry grimace.
他做了个怪怪的表情,算是认了错.
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4. Compare smirk, sneer, frown, scowl and grimace.
试比较smirk 、 sneer 、 frown 、 scowl、grimace这几个词.
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5. He took another drink of his coffee. "Awful," he said with a grimace.
他又喝了一口咖啡。“真难喝，”他说着做了个鬼脸。
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