| 单词 | facies |
| 释义 | facies /fay"shee eez', -sheez/, n. , pl. facies. 1. general appearance, as of an animal or vegetable group. 2. Geol. the appearance and characteristics of a sedimentary deposit, esp. as they reflect the conditions and environment of deposition and serve to distinguish the deposit from contiguous deposits. Cf. metamorphic facies. 3. Med. a facial expression characteristic of a disease or pathological condition. 4. Archaeol. a distinctive phase of a prehistoric cultural tradition. [1350-1400, for an earlier sense; ME < L: form, figure, appearance, face, akin to facere to make] |
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