You can't judge a person by his look. (人不可貌相,不能按外貌来判断一个人。)有人告诉我句中的 by his look 的用法有毛病,但我经常看到 by the look 的用法。
名词 look 作“看”“表情”解时, 是个可数名词, 有单复数形式:
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She gave me a strange look. (LDCE) 她奇怪地看了我一眼。
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I knew she didn't like it by the look on her face. (LDCE) 看她的面部表情我知道她不喜欢这件东西。
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There were angry looks from the neighbours. 邻居们显出生气的样子。
当表示“外貌”“容貌”或“美貌”时,则应当用复数形式 looks:
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His looks are really quite remarkable. (Wilde) 他的外貌确实很漂亮。
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The twins were almost identical in looks. 这对双胞胎长得几乎完全一样。
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She's beginning to lose her looks. 她在渐渐失去她的美貌。
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I didn't marry him for his looks. (EED) 我并不是因他的美貌才嫁给他的。
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She kept her looks even in old age. (LDCE) 她虽然老了,但美貌依旧。
因此,你的引文应改为:You can't judge a person by his looks.
请做下面的英语试题:
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I could tell he was surprised from the _. A. appearance B. shock C. look D. sight(全国研考)
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She had lost her ____. A. look B. looks C. looking D. looked