A facial expression that tells you little of what the person is thinking
今日短语
如果形容某人是 stony-faced 那就表示此人看上去毫无表情或不动心的。
例句
Ed Miliband is a politician in the UK. He is currently the leader of the Labour Party. How will his party perform in the upcoming General Election remains to be seen. The political headquater in the UK is the Houses of Paliament, it's is also known as 'Westminster'. It's made up of the House of Lords and the House of Commons.
Ed Miliband 是一名政治家，他是英国工党的领导人。今年五月英国有大选，工党这次在大选中的表现会怎样还是一个未知数。英国的政治中心是议会 the Houses of Parliament，也被称为威斯敏斯特 Westminster，由上院 the House of Lords 和下院 the House of Commons 组成。
I tried to get the judge to be on my side by making a joke but he remained stony-faced.
I got caught smoking at school. I'll never forget the stony faces of my parents when they read the letter from the headmaster.
请注意
我们还可以用 stonily 作副词。
例句
Mary didn't cry at the funeral. Even when other people were weeping she just stared stonily at the ground.
我们可以用 a stony silence 来表示一种尴尬的沉默。
例句
I've been asking her what's wrong for hours but all I get is this stony silence.
