Dictionary entry
human face
noun
人脸，人的面孔
the front part of the human head, including the eyes, nose, mouth, and other features
指人类脸部
- 1.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
In use
The human face can express a wide range of emotions.
She studied the structure of the human face in her anatomy class.
Artists often find the human face a challenging subject to draw.
the human face + verb
The human face is capable of thousands of expressions.
人脸能够做出成千上万种表情。
adjective + human face
She has a delicate human face.
她有一张精致的人脸。
on the human face
He noticed a scar on the human face.
他注意到人脸上有一道疤痕。
Common mistakes
She has a human's face.She has a human face.
中文学习者常将‘人脸’误用为‘human's face’，但‘human face’是复合名词，不需要所有格形式。
Human face is unique.The human face is unique.
单数可数名词‘human face’在泛指时需要加冠词‘the’，否则语法不完整。
Connections
Confusing words
- face
- 脸 · ‘face’ 可以指任何生物的脸，而 ‘human face’ 特指人类的脸。
Learner notes
Grammar Note
通常指人的面部，可数名词
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WORDNET.