释义 |
noun | verb countenancecountenance1 /ˈkaʊntənəns/ noun formal ETYMOLOGYcountenance1Origin: 1200-1300 Old French contenance behavior, from Latin continentia holding back from doing what you want, continence, from continere; ➔ CONTAIN [countable] your face or your expression noun | verb countenancecountenance2 verb [transitive] formal VERB TABLEcountenance |
Present | I, you, we, they | countenance | | he, she, it | countenances | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | countenanced | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have countenanced | | he, she, it | has countenanced | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had countenanced | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will countenance | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have countenanced |
to accept, support, or approve of something: In no way will we countenance terrorism to advance our cause. |