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| Processed by: | richwarm (2026-08-09 05:31:43 UTC) |
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<< review queue entry 88819 - submitted by 'shawkynasr' >> upon this post: 从「貌」字谈《新华字典》《现代汉语词典》的白话文释义 https://www.pdawiki.com/forum/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=49789 (出处: 掌上百科 - PDAWIKI) 人的脸长（zhǎng）的样子，外貌。 ----------------- Editor: The article you referenced suggests that "appearance" is too broad, and I would agree. But many of the glosses you propose also fall short in various ways. ✗ "facial expression" is explicitly wrong according to the article itself. Near the end, the author stresses 人脸的形状（和“人脸的表情”不同） ✗ "visage" primarily means "face", so it's roughly 人脸, rather than 人脸的形状/长相. ✗ "countenance" likewise primarily denotes the face, and can additionally mean the expression on the face, which makes it particularly unhelpful given the distinction the article is trying to establish. ✓ "facial features", by contrast, describes the configuration or characteristics of the face and therefore gets much closer to 人的面部长的样子 / 人脸的形状. ✗ "physiognomy" is relatively uncommon and has other potentially distracting associations. ✗ "mien" can include bearing or demeanor. ✗ "(outward) appearance" retains the excessive breadth of the existing "appearance" gloss. * * * One gloss you didn't propose: ✓ "looks" is idiomatic and a very natural translation of 相貌. |
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- 相貌 相貌 [xiang4 mao4] /appearance/ # + 相貌 相貌 [[xiang4 mao4]] /countenance/(outward) appearance/facial expression/facial features/mien/physiognomy/visage/ + 相貌 相貌 [[xiang4mao4]] /facial features; looks/ |