countenance是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. 容貌， 支持，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在托马斯·哈代的《远离尘嚣》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- On a day which had a summer face and a winter constitution a fine January morning, when there was just enough blue sky visible to make cheerfully-disposed people wish for more, and an occasional gleam of silvery sunshine, Oak put the lamb into a respectable Sunday basket, and stalked across the fields to the house of Mrs. Hurst, the aunt George, the dog walking behind, with a countenance of great concern at the serious turn pastoral affairs seemed to be taking.
-- Her countenance fell, and she was silent awhile.
-- Mr. Jan Coggan, who had passed the cup to Henery, was a crimson man with a spacious countenance and private glimmer in his eye, whose name had appeared on the marriage register of Weatherbury and neighbouring parishes as best man and chief witness in countless unions of the previous twenty years; he also very frequently filled the post of head godfather in baptisms of the subtly-jovial kind.
在巴尔扎克的《高老头》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Moreover, the widow saw favorable indications of character in the well-developed calves of his legs and in his square-shaped nose, indications still further borne out by the worthy man's full-moon countenance and look of stupid good-nature.
在玛丽·雪莱的《弗兰肯斯坦》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- His countenance instantly assumed an aspect of the deepest gloom, and he replied, 'To seek one who fled from me.'
-- As he said this his countenance became expressive of a calm, settled grief that touched me to the heart.
-- She died calmly, and her countenance expressed affec-tion even in death.
-- He was conveyed home, and the anguish that was vis-ible in my countenance betrayed the secret to Elizabeth.
-- Clerval, who had watched my countenance as I read this letter, was surprised to observe the despair that succeeded the joy I at first expressed on receiving new from my friends.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《远大前程》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- As to you," Joe pursued with a countenance expressive of seeing something very nasty indeed, "if you could have been aware how small and flabby and mean you was, dear me, you'd have formed the most contemptible opinion of yourself!"
-- A figure all in yellow white, with but one shoe to the feet; and it hung so, that I could see that the faded trimmings of the dress were like earthy paper, and that the face was Miss Havisham's, with a movement going over the whole countenance as if she were trying to call to me.
-- and with a smile of forgiving pity on her walnut-shell countenance for the weaknesses of the rest.
-- She watched his countenance as if she were particularly wishful to be assured that he took kindly to his reception, she showed every possible desire to conciliate him, and there was an air of humble propitiation in all she did, such as I have seen pervade the bearing of a child towards a hard master.
-- Sarah Pocket came to the gate, and positively reeled back when she saw me so changed; her walnut-shell countenance likewise turned from brown to green and yellow.
在乔纳森•斯威夫特的《格列夫游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- These people are most excellent mathematicians, and ar-rived to a great perfection in mechanics, by the countenance and encouragement of the emperor, who is a renowned pa-tron of learning.
-- His features are strong and masculine, with an Austrian lip and arched nose, his complexion olive, his countenance erect, his body and limbs well proportioned, all his motions graceful, and his deportment majestic.
-- I took them all in my right hand, put five of them into my coat-pocket; and as to the sixth, I made a countenance as if I would eat him alive.
-- After the common saluta-tions were over, observing his lordship's countenance full of concern, and inquiring into the reason, he desired 'I would hear him with patience, in a matter that highly concerned my honour and my life.'
-- The fierceness of this creature's countenance altogether discomposed me; though I stood at the farther end of the table, above fifty feet off; and although my mistress held her fast, for fear she might give a spring, and seize me in her talons.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《艰难时世》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Mrs. Sparsit took a little more tea; and, as she bent her again contracted eyebrows over her steaming cup, rather looked as if her classical countenance were invoking the infernal gods.
-- Now you know;' here his countenance expressed marvellous acuteness; 'I can see as far into a grindstone as another man; farther than a good many, perhaps, because I had my nose well kept to it when I was young.
-- She had that tenderness for his melancholy fate, that his great red countenance used to break out into cold perspirations when she looked at him.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《地心游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I could scarcely keep my countenance when I found my uncle so cunningly concealing his delight and satisfaction.
-- His countenance presents the extraordinary appearance of an antediluvian man, a true contemporary of the Megatherium.
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