lineament

名词 lineament:

1. a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
   同义词：quality, character
2. the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin
   同义词：feature

1. The lineament of the criminal has been found.
   罪犯的特征已经找到了。
2. We found the lineaments of the situation.
   我们找到了情况的关键因素。

lin.e.a.ment

n.（名词）
A distinctive shape, contour, or line, especially of the face.
轮廓，面部轮廓：有特色的形状、轮廓或外廓，尤指面部
Often lineaments A definitive or characteristic feature.
常作 lineaments 特征：特点或特征

来源：
Middle English liniament
中古英语 liniament
from Latin lone3mentum
源自 拉丁语 lone3mentum
from lonea [line] * see line
源自 lonea [轮廓] *参见 line