expression

/iks'preʃn/

Thân thiện

A child's happy expression lights up the room.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act of expressing something: The process of making thoughts, feelings, or ideas known through words, art, music, or behavior.
   • A word or group of words: A particular word, phrase, or saying used in a specific context or by a specific group.
   • A look on someone's face: The way a person's face shows their feelings or mood.
   • A mathematical symbol or group of symbols: A collection of numbers, symbols, and operators that represents a mathematical quantity or relationship.
   • (Genetics) The manifestation of a gene: The process by which information from a gene is used to create a functional product, like a protein.

Usage and Examples

• Showing thoughts or feelings:
  • Her poetry is a beautiful expression of grief.
  • Freedom of expression is a fundamental human right.
• A word or phrase:
  • "Break a leg" is an expression meaning "good luck."
  • He used a strange expression I had never heard before.
• A facial look:
  • He had a puzzled expression on his face.
  • Her expression changed from joy to surprise.
• In mathematics:
  • Solve the algebraic expression 2x + 5.
• In biology:
  • Gene expression determines an organism's traits.

Advanced Usage

• "Find expression in": To be shown or manifested through something.
  • His love for nature finds expression in his landscape paintings.
• "Beyond expression": Too great or extreme to be described in words.
  • My gratitude is beyond expression.

Variants and Related Words

• Express (verb): To convey a thought or feeling in words or by gestures and conduct.
  • She struggled to express her complex ideas.
• Expressive (adjective): Effectively conveying thought or feeling.
  • She has very expressive eyes.
• Expressionless (adjective): Lacking expression; blank.
  • His face remained expressionless throughout the trial.

Synonyms

• Utterance: A spoken word, statement, or vocal sound.
• Phrase: A small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit.
• Countenance: A person's face or facial expression.
• Formulation: The way an idea is expressed in words.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• Freedom of expression: The right to express one's opinions publicly.
• A turn of expression: A particular way of saying something.
  • She has a unique turn of expression in her writing.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing
   • the expression of milk from her breast
2. a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit
   • I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner
3. (genetics) the process of expressing a gene
4. a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
5. the style of expressing yourself
   • he suggested a better formulation
   • his manner of expression showed how much he cared
6. a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
   • pardon the expression
7. the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions
   • expressions of good will
   • he helped me find verbal expression for my ideas
   • the idea was immediate but the verbalism took hours
8. expression without words
   • tears are an expression of grief
   • the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition
9. the feelings expressed on a person's face
   • a sad expression
   • a look of triumph
   • an angry face

Từ đồng nghĩa

• construction
• grammatical construction
• formula
• formulation
• saying
• locution
• verbal expression
• verbalism
• manifestation
• reflection
• reflexion
• look
• aspect
• facial expression
• face