| 单词 |
facing |
| 例句 |
facing noun | preposition
1 noun 1.•green velvet facings:covering, trimming, lining, interfacing. 2.•brick facing on a concrete core:siding, facade, cladding, veneer, skin, surface, front, coating, covering, dressing, overlay, lamination, plating.
2 preposition •the two stone jackals sit facing each other:opposite (to), face to face with, across from | informal eyeball to eyeball with | archaic fronting.WORD NOTE fornent, fornenst This is an excellent synonym for opposite to, facing, and also alongside. It has a secondary discursive usage: "with regard to, concerning." Before dismissing this word as an arch and archaic poeticism, it should be remembered that it is common in Northern Ireland, used in an everyday way by everyday people. It is one of the many prepositions the English took to Ireland and then forgot to bring home with them when they left. This should be their loss and not the rest of the world's. Worth attempting in a novel if only to see what happens. — ZSConversational, opinionated, and idiomatic, these Word Notes are an opportunity to see a working writer's perspective on a particular word or usage. |
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