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Demeanour is the picture a person gives by how they move, dress, speak, and hold their face — the outside that hints at the inside.
Demeanour Demeanour is是 the picture a person gives一個人給人的整體印象 by how they move, dress, speak, and hold their face透過他們的動作、穿著、說話方式和表情呈現出來 — the outside that hints at the inside是暗示內在的那個外在。
A calm demeanour. A cold demeanour. A cheerful demeanour. It is not one single act; it is the general way someone comes across.
A calm demeanour像是冷靜的 demeanour。A cold demeanour冷淡的 demeanour。A cheerful demeanour開朗的 demeanour。It is not one single act它不是單一的某個舉動; it is the general way someone comes across而是一個人給人的整體感覺。
This is the British spelling. American English demeanor.
This這個拼法 is the British spelling是英式拼法。American English而美式英語 writes demeanor寫成 demeanor。
The word is a little formal. In easy talk people say manner, way, or how someone comes across.
The word這個字 is a little formal有點正式。In easy talk在日常口語裡, people say人會說 manner, way, or how someone comes across manner、way,或就講一個人給人的感覺。
Though actually, demeanour is not “the feeling of being put down,” and it does not come from “to make low.” It comes from an old French verb meaning to lead or to carry yourself. The two words sit beside each other and trick the eye, but they grew from different roots. What you see on the face may hide what a person feels; demeanour is the show, not a window you can always trust.
Though actually不過其實, demeanour is not "the feeling of being put down,"demeanour 不是「被貶低的感覺」, and it does not come from demean "to make low."也不是來自 demean(貶低)這個字。It comes from它其實來自 an old French verb一個古法文動詞 meaning to lead or to carry yourself意思是引領或帶著自己走。The two words這兩個字 sit beside each other and trick the eye長得很像會讓人誤會, but they grew from different roots但其實來自不同的字源。What you see on the face臉上看到的東西 may hide what a person feels可能會掩蓋一個人真正的感受; demeanour is the show demeanour 是外在的表現, not a window you can always trust不是一扇你隨時能信任的窗戶。
demeanor 是 demeanour 的美式拼法,意思一樣。多益(TOEIC)用美式拼法。
demeanor · demeanour
組成From Old French demener, “to lead, to conduct.” English kept it as a noun for the way a person carries themselves. The -our spelling is British. It does not split into de- + mean.
同家族的字
- demeanorthe same word in American spelling
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
demeanornoun/dɪˈmiːnə(ɹ)/
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The social, non-verbal behaviors (such as body language and facial expressions) that are characteristic of a person.
- The man's demeanor made others suspicious of his intentions.
- A confident demeanor is crucial for persuading others.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。