scowl 是一个动词/名词,意思是"怒视、皱眉头",指因愤怒、不满或不悦而紧皱眉头、面露凶相。它强调的是一种带有敌意或不快的面部表情。
/skaʊl/
She scowled at him when he interrupted her.
他打断她说话时,她怒视了他一眼。
The old man sat in the corner with a deep scowl on his face, clearly displeased with the noise the children were making.
那位老人坐在角落里,脸上带着深深的怒容,显然对孩子们制造的噪音很不满。
scowl 源自中古英语 scoule,可能与斯堪的纳维亚语有关,丹麦语中有 skule 一词,意为"斜眼看、怒目而视"。这个词自14世纪起便在英语中使用,始终保留着"因不悦而皱眉"的核心含义。