英语词汇“countenance”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

noun | verb

countenancecountenance1 /ˈkaʊntənəns/ noun formal

ETYMOLOGYcountenance¹

Origin: 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 TABLE

countenance

Simple Form
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.