Stony-faced describes a person whose face shows nothing at all — no smile, no anger, no sign of what they are feeling. The picture is a face made of stone: still, hard, unmoving. It is almost always used about someone in a situation where you would expect a reaction, and that is what makes it powerful.

Stony-facedStony-faced describes a person whose face shows nothing at all形容一個人臉上完全看不出任何表情 no smile, no anger, no sign of what they are feeling沒有笑容、沒有生氣、看不出他們在想什麼、感覺什麼。 The picture畫面 is a face made of stone就是一張石頭做的臉 still, hard, unmoving靜止、僵硬、一動也不動。 It它 is almost always used about someone in a situation where you would expect a reaction幾乎都用在你原本會期待有反應的情境裡 and that is what makes it powerful這也是它之所以有力量的地方。

A stony-faced judge listens to a plea without moving. A stony-faced father sits through his son's apology. A stony-faced crowd watches a speech and does not clap.

A stony-faced judgeStony-faced的法官 listens to a plea without moving聽著求情，動也不動。 A stony-faced fatherStony-faced的父親 sits through his son's apology坐著聽完兒子的道歉。 A stony-faced crowdStony-faced的群眾 watches a speech and does not clap看完一場演講，沒有鼓掌。

The word usually suggests disapproval underneath the stillness — not that the person feels nothing, but that they are refusing to show warmth. That is the difference between this and a word like 'blank' or 'expressionless', which can simply mean absent-minded.

The word這個字 usually suggests disapproval underneath the stillness通常暗示著靜止底下的一種不認同 not that the person feels nothing不是說這個人什麼都感覺不到 but而是 they are refusing to show warmth他們拒絕表現出溫暖。 That is the difference between this and a word like 'blank' or 'expressionless'這就是它跟「blank」或「expressionless」這類字的差別 which can simply mean absent-minded那些字可能只是單純表示心不在焉。

It works before a noun ('a stony-faced official') and after the verb be ('she stayed stony-faced throughout'), and you often see it added to a sentence about someone else's action: 'he told the joke; she remained stony-faced'. Keep the hyphen.

It它 works before a noun ('a stony-faced official')可以放在名詞前面（「a stony-faced official」） and也可以 after the verb be ('she stayed stony-faced throughout')放在be動詞後面（「she stayed stony-faced throughout」） and你也 often see it added to a sentence about someone else's action常會看到它被加在描述別人動作的句子裡 'he told the joke; she remained stony-faced'「他講了那個笑話；她全程面無表情」。 Keep the hyphen連字號要保留。

The tone is neutral to slightly literary — you meet it often in novels and news reports, and it is perfectly normal in speech too.

The tone語氣 is neutral to slightly literary是中性偏一點文學性 you你 meet it often in novels and news reports常在小說和新聞報導裡遇到它 and而 it is perfectly normal in speech too在口語裡用也完全自然。