demeanour
noun /dɪˈmiːnə(r)/
/dɪˈmiːnər/
(US English demeanor)
[countable, uncountable] (formal)- the way that somebody looks or behaves
外表;风度;行为;举止 - He maintained a professional demeanour throughout.
他始终保持着专业人士的风度。 - She seemed perfectly normal in appearance and demeanour.
她在外表和举止上似乎完全正常。
词源late 15th cent.: from demean in the archaic sense ‘behaviour’, probably influenced by obsolete havour ‘behaviour’. - He maintained a professional demeanour throughout.