poker face
poker face — 名詞
1. A deliberately neutral expression that keeps a person's real feelings and though
撲克臉
不流露情緒的面部表情
A deliberately neutral expression that keeps a person's real feelings and thoughts hidden from others.
Even after losing the game, Joon kept a perfect poker face.
即使輸了比賽，Joon 仍舊擺出一副完美的撲克臉。
kept a perfect poker face
Adaeze's poker face made it impossible to tell if she liked the surprise.
從 Adaeze 那張撲克臉上，根本看不出她喜不喜歡這個驚喜。
Adaeze's poker face — possessive before the term
In the interview, Kabir kept a calm poker face even when the questions were difficult.
面試時，即使問題很難，Kabir 仍擺出冷靜的撲克臉。
Beatrix tried to read her father's poker face, but he gave nothing away.
Beatrix 想從父親的撲克臉上看出端倪，但他一點表情也沒有。
A good poker face helps in business meetings when you want to hide your feelings.
在商業會議上想隱藏情緒時，一張好的撲克臉很有幫助。
- deadpan
more specific to deliberate, humourless expression; also used as an adverb or adjective
- blank expression
suggests emptiness rather than deliberate concealment
- stone face
more dramatic and less common; implies absolute stillness
- open expression
shows feelings freely instead of hiding them
文法句型
keep/have/maintain + poker face
用法筆記
Most commonly used with the verbs keep, have, maintain, or wear. The adjective good often precedes the phrase.