facies 的定义
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.
更多facies例句
- 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.