lend countenance to meaning in English
赞成， 鼓励， 支持
Examples
- I would not give / lend countenance to such a plan
我不赞同这样的计划 - Some of the greatest benefactors of mankind have had few friends at first to lend countenance to their inventions of discoveries
人类的某些最大的恩人最初很少有朋友赞助他们的发明或发现。