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demeanor

/dih-mee-ner/US // dɪˈmi nər //

风度,举止,行为举止,风范

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : conduct; behavior; deportment.
    • : facial appearance; mien.

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Examples

  • The women looked remarkably alike, and even when they were teenagers, some assumed Heidi was the older sister simply because of her demeanor.

  • With his light heart and “can-do” demeanor — qualities the world embraced as quintessentially American — Zorro soon dominated action-film iconography.

  • More than a quarter of female teaching assistants recalled examples of undergraduate students making them feel uncomfortable, whether through overt physical harassment or through comments about their appearance or demeanor.

  • She was struggling personally and the actress’s demeanor on set understandably changed.

  • Menaker’s time at the magazine nearly ended after he quarreled over an article’s wording with Shawn, whom he described as a genius with “a martyr’s demeanor.”

  • Francis is well into his seventies, looks it, has a mild demeanor and soft speaking style; but his rhetoric is electrifying.

  • There are rock-survivor-y types in black, with sunglasses, whose demeanor speaks of lost nights and rare contact with daylight.

  • Wiry and more grey man than charismatic, Votel is known for his no-nonsense, rather closed demeanor.

  • Oprah so enjoyed his folksy demeanor and words of wisdom that she invited him onto her show.

  • She was known for her positivity, cheerfulness, and sweet demeanor.

  • The language and demeanor of Mr Bellamy seemed decisive of his intentions.

  • Weston spoke carelessly, puffing at his cigar, for he had recovered his easy demeanor.

  • Easy of approach, he has still that reserve that bids (p. 334) all sycophants mark well their conduct and demeanor.

  • Crane was in President Castle's office, and his demeanor was that of a man who has heard disquieting news.

  • His demeanor toward the elder lawyer is deeply respectful, almost reverential.