early 15c., "distinctive feature of the body, outline," from Middle French lineament, from Latin lineamentum "contour, outline," literally "a line, stroke, mark," from lineare "to reduce to a straight line," from linea (see line (n.)). Figurative sense of "a characteristic" is attested from 1630s.
双语例句
1. Fortune reigns in gifts of the would , not in lineament of Nature.
命运之神是人世间恩惠的主宰, 不能支配自然的相貌.
来自辞典例句
2. The young girl had regular and delicate lineament.
这个年轻姑娘的容貌长得端正而且秀丽.
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3. The lineament of the criminal has been found.
罪犯的特征已经找到了.
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4. She has a beautiful lineament and golden hair which is gently floating on her back.
