frownとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

From 中期英語 frown, froun (“a threatening appearance; lowering of the clouds”), from frounen (“to frown”). See below.

名詞

frown (plural frowns)

1. A wrinkling of the forehead with the eyebrows brought together, typically indicating displeasure, severity, or concentration.
   • 1860, George Eliot, “V: Maggie's Second Visit”, in The Mill on the Floss‎, Volume I Book II, Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood, page 336‑337:

     Philip had once told him of a man who had a horse-shoe frown, and Tom had tried with all his frowning-might to make a horse-shoe on his forehead

   • 1873, Charles Darwin, The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals‎, page 223:

     He encounters some obstacle in his train of reasoning ... and then a frown passes like a shadow over his brow.

2. (Canada, US) A downturn of the corners of the mouth, typically expressing sadness.
   • 1911 December, “Facial Expression Electric Sign”, in Popular Electricity‎, volume iv, number 8, Chicago, page 714:

     The smile and the frown are both indicated and the operation of a motor driven flasher causes the face to look happy and sad in turn.

   • 1931, “Turn That Frown Upside Down, Smile at the Cock-eyed World”, Joe Young (lyrics), Sam Stept (music):
3. Any facial expression that indicates disapproval or displeasure.

派生語

語源 2

From 中期英語 frounen (“to frown as an expression of disapproval, displeasure, shame, fear, or jealousy”), from Old French frognier (“to frown or scowl”), from Gaulish *frognā (“nostril”), from Proto-Celtic *srognā.

動詞

frown (third-person singular simple present frowns, present participle frowning, simple past and past participle frowned)

1. (intransitive) To have a frown on one's face.

   She frowned when I told her the news.

2. (intransitive, figurative) To manifest displeasure or disapprobation; to look with disfavour or threateningly.

   Noisy gossip in the library is frowned upon.

   • c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene iii]:

     The sky doth frown and lower upon our army.

3. (transitive) To repress or repel by expressing displeasure or disapproval; to rebuke with a look.

   Let us frown the impudent fellow into silence.

4. (transitive) To communicate by frowning.

   Frank frowned his displeasure with my proposal.

   • 2017 June 26, Alexis Petridis, “Glastonbury 2017 verdict: Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Lorde, Stormzy and more”, in the Guardian‎:

     As the band paused between songs, a gust of wind blew a distinctive Worthy Farm odour in the direction of drummer/vocalist Julien Ehrich: “Wow,” he frowned, “this place smells of cow shit.”

同意語

• scowl

派生語