如果形容某人是 stony¹-faced 那就表示此人看上去毫无表情或不动心的。

 

例句

 

I tried to get the judge to be on my side by making a joke but he remained stony-faced.

 

I got caught smoking at school. I'll never forget the stony faces of my parents when they read the letter from the headmaster.

 

请注意

 

我们还可以用 stonily² 作副词。

 

例句

 

Mary didn't cry at the funeral. Even when other people were weeping she just stared stonily at the ground.

 

我们可以用 a stony silence 来表示一种尴尬的沉默。

 

例句

 

I've been asking her what's wrong for hours but all I get is this stony silence.

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