词汇 | po-faced |
释义 | Idiom po-faced British & Australian, informal if someone is po-faced, they look very serious and unfriendly.The po-faced librarian refused to let me in without my card.Why does she always look so po-faced? po-faced adjective having an impassive expression. Influenced by POKER FACE, but most likely to derive from PO (a chamber pot) or 'poh!' (an old exclamation of rejection) UK, 1934po-facedHaving an overly stern, disapproving, and humorless demeanor. Primarily heard in UK. The film works because it isn't po-faced about it. Instead, it uses humour to great effect in highlighting just how multifaceted the difficult topic can be. I'll never forget our bizarre school dances, with dozens of hormone-frenzied teens under the watchful eyes of po-faced priests. |
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