"defiance," 1520s, verbal noun from face (v.). Meaning "action of turning the face toward" is from 1540s; that of "covering in front of a garment" is from 1560s; that of "a coating" is from 1580s; that of "front or outer part of a wall, building, etc.," is from 1823. Earliest use is as "disfiguring, defacing" (c. 1400).
facing (adj.)
1560s, "audacious," present participle adjective from face (v.). From 1849 as "that is opposite to."
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Students all over the country are facing an uncertain future.
全國(guó)各地學(xué)生前途未卜。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. It was encouraging that he recognised the dangers facing the company.
給人希望的是他認(rèn)識(shí)到了公司面臨的危險(xiǎn)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. Universities are facing grave problems because of diminishing resources.
由于資源的減少，大學(xué)正面臨嚴(yán)峻的問(wèn)題。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. St Bartholomew's is one of four London hospitals facing the axe.
圣巴塞洛繆醫(yī)院是倫敦4個(gè)面臨關(guān)閉的醫(yī)院之一。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
5. He groped for solutions to the problems facing the country.