appearance
[ə'piərəns]
n.
出现, 出场, 登台
外观[表], 容貌; 体面
出版
出庭
[古]幻觉, 幽灵, 征兆
[pl.]表面迹象或征候
We mustn't judge by appearances.
我们不可以貌取人。
Did you notice the appearance of a new journal in our college today ?
你看到我们学院今天新出版的学报吗?
- 习惯用语
- at first appearance 乍看起来
- by all appearance(s) 看来, 显然
- by appearances 根据外表
- enter an appearance 到场, 出场; 出头露面
- make an appearance 到场, 出场; 出头露面
- for appearance'sake 为了装点门面
- from all appearance(s) 看来, 显然
- give the appearance of 装出...的样子; 看起来象
- have (all) the appearance of 十分象, 显然是
- in appearance 表面上, 外表上
- keep up appearances 装点门面, 装阔气
- make a good appearance 显得一表人材
- make a poor appearance 显得很不雅观
- make an ill appearance 显得很不雅观
- an appearance 露面; 到场; 出现; (演员)登台
- one's appearance 露面; 到场; 出现; (演员)登台
- put in an appearance (出于责任或礼貌, 暂时地)到场; 出席; 露面
- put in one'sappearance (出于责任或礼貌, 暂时地)到场; 出席; 露面
- put on the appearance of 装出...样子
- save appearances 维持体面, 保全面子
- there is every appearance of 很象
- to all appearance(s) 显然,看来
- Appearances are deceitful. [谚]外表不可靠; 不可专看表面现象。
- Never judge from appearances. [谚]外表不可靠; 不可专看表面现象。
- 参考词汇
均指“外表”、“外观”。
appearance 和 look 都指“人或物的外表”。appearance 在指人时,往往包括衣着, 如:
His appearance is very neat.
他外表很整洁。
在指一般事物时, 往往含有外表和实质不一致的概念, 如:
Do not judge according to the appearance.
不要从事物的外表来判断。
look 指人时, 用复数, 指“相貌”、“容貌”, 如:
Never judge a man by his looks.
不要从貌取人。
用单数, 指“表情”、“神色”, 如:
There was a look of suppressed anger on his face.
他脸上露出一种抑制怒气的表情。
look 在指一般事物时,不含有外表和实质不一致的意思, 如:
I don't like the look of the affair.
这件事看起来很可疑。
aspect 也指“外表”, 尤指“面部表情”或“在特定的时间、地点的特点”, 如:
In spring the yard has a freshening aspect.
春天, 院子里呈现出一派清新的景象。
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