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资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Countenance \Coun"te*nance\ (koun"t?-nans), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
   {Countenanced} (-nanst); p. pr. & vb. n. {Countenancing}.]
   1. To encourage; to favor; to approve; to aid; to abet.

            This conceit, though countenanced by learned men, is
            not made out either by experience or reason. --Sir
                                                  T. Browne.

            Error supports custom, custom countenances error.
                                                  --Milton.

   2. To make a show of; to pretend. [Obs.]

            Which to these ladies love did countenance.
                                                  --Spenser.

资料来源 : WordNet®

countenance
     n 1: the appearance conveyed by a person's face; "a pleasant
          countenance"; "a stern visage" [syn: {visage}]
     2: formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the
        union's endorsement" [syn: {sanction}, {endorsement}, {indorsement},
         {warrant}, {imprimatur}]
     3: the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal
        terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) [syn: {physiognomy},
         {phiz}, {visage}, {kisser}, {smiler}, {mug}]
     v : consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit
         her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search
         her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"
         [syn: {permit}, {allow}, {let}] [ant: {forbid}, {forbid}]