facies
/fey-shee-eez, -sheez/US // ˈfeɪ ʃiˌiz, -ʃiz //UK // (ˈfeɪʃɪˌiːz) //
面貌,脸型,面部,脸谱
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural fa·ci·es.
- : general appearance, as of an animal or vegetable group.
- : Geology. the appearance and characteristics of a sedimentary deposit, especially as they reflect the conditions and environment of deposition and serve to distinguish the deposit from contiguous deposits.Compare metamorphic facies.
- : Medicine/Medical. a facial expression characteristic of a disease or pathological condition.
- : Archaeology. a distinctive phase of a prehistoric cultural tradition.
Examples
The prima facies of the former is not likely to be admired, since its few excellencies require to be selected by nice observation.
The horizontal part of the Facies, next the front, that lies behind the eyes and between the temples.
Vastum ubique silentium, secreti colles; fumantia procul tecta; nemo exploratoribus obvius, is what Tacitus calls facies victoriæ.
Marls and limestones with fossils of an Eocene facies overlie the Cretaceous rocks on the Gabun.
Cui Piso Nolim quidem, Gracche inquit, mea bona tibi viritim dividere liceat; sed si facies, partem petam.
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