appearance
n. 出现, 露面, 外观, 外表, 出版 [计] 外观, 版面
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教材释义与例句
外貌,外观;出现,露面
the way someone or something looks to other people
He was always criticising his wife's appearance.
他老是批评妻子的外表。
We are often attracted to somebody first by their physical appearance .
我们经常先被一个人的外貌吸引。
Women, in general, tend to be more concerned than men about their personal appearance .
总的来说,女性比男性更注重自己的仪容。
She had an outward appearance of calm, but deep down she was really worried.
她表面上很镇静,内心却十分担忧。
The metal posts spoiled the appearance of the garden.
金属柱子破坏了花园的外观。
A garnish helps to enhance the appearance of any dish.
装饰菜能为任何菜肴增色。
She's the kind of woman who takes pride in her appearance .
她是那种对自己的外貌感到自豪的女人。
You shouldn't judge by appearances .
你不该以貌取人。
They work hard at school without giving the appearance of being particularly hard-working.
他们在学校里学习很用功,只是表面上并不显得特别如此。
The case had all the appearances of a straightforward murder.
从所有迹象来看,这个案件都像一宗简单的谋杀。
The pupils looked angelic – but appearances can be deceptive .
这些学生看上去如天使一般,但外表可能是会骗人的。
He was, to all appearances , a respectable, successful businessman.
从各方面看,他都是个体面而成功的商人。
释义与例句
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The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.
出现
可数 不可数His sudden appearance surprised me.
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A thing seen; a phenomenon; an apparition.
可数 不可数There was a strange appearance in the sky.
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The way something looks; personal presence
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Apparent likeness; the way which something or someone appears to others.
可数 不可数Some people say I'm shallow because I care so much about my appearance.
'Never be taken in by false appearancesʻ was Swift's habitual satirical message. 'In most Corporeal Beings, which have fallen under my Cognizance, the Outside hath been infinitely preferable to the In,' he elsewhere proclaimed. … The sordid reality beneath the mask haunted him: was all civilisation just dirt and derangement at heart? […] Evidently man was not the homo rationalis he pretended to be but rather, at best, homo rationis capax ─ a creature capable of rationality, though by implication falling short.
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That which is not substance, essence, hypostasis; the outward reality as opposed to the underlying reality
可数 不可数 哲学 宗教Catholicism teaches that the Eucharist, while remaining under the physical appearance of bread and wine, becomes really and truly the body and the blood of Christ.
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The act of appearing in a particular place, or in society, a company, or any proceedings; a coming before the public in a particular character.
可数 不可数A person makes his appearance as an historian, an artist, or an orator.
David Beckham's first appearance with the LA Galaxy at Giants Stadium against the New York Red Bulls last night drew a crowd of 66237.
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An instance of someone coming into a court of law to be part of a trial, lawsuit or other proceeding, either in person or represented by an attorney or such like; a court appearance
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Chiefly used by nurses: the act of defecation by a patient.
可数 不可数 医学The patient had a small bowel obstruction and there was no appearance until after the obstruction resolved.
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词源
Borrowed from Middle French apparence, from Latin apparentia, from appareo. Morphologically appear + -ance. Doublet of apparence and apparency. Displaced native Old English hīew (“the way something looks or seems”) and ætīewednes (“act of appearing or coming into view”).
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