英汉词典

appearance 基本解释

• n. 外貌，外观；出现，露面

appearance 词态变化

appearance 英文词源

appearance (n.)

late 14c., "visible state or form, figure; mere show," from Anglo-French apparaunce, Old French aparance "appearance, display, pomp" (13c.), from Latin apparentia, abstract noun from aparentem, past participle of apparere (see appear). Meaning "semblance" is recorded from early 15c.; that of "action of coming into view" is mid-15c. Phrase keep up appearances attested from 1760 (save appearances in same sense is 1711).

appearance 词组搭配

appearance 英文释义

1. outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

2. the event of coming into sight

3. formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action

4. a mental representation;

"I tried to describe his appearance to the police"

5. the act of appearing in public view;

"the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period"

"it was Bernhardt's last appearance in America"

6. pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression;

"they try to keep up appearances"

"that ceremony is just for show"

appearance 同义词解析

appearance, look, face, aspect

这些名词均含事物或人的"外表，容貌"之意。

appearance：普通用词，着重由总体产生的印象。

look：普通用词，多用复数，可与appearance换用，但较口语化。

face：侧重指容貌。

aspect：书面用词，突出人或事物在某特定时间或地点时的外貌。

appearance 双语例句

1. Marilyn made her last public appearance at Madison Square Garden.

玛丽莲最后一次公开亮相是在麦迪逊广场花园。

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2. It was the president's second public appearance to date.

这是总统到那时为止的第二次公开露面。

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3. The privations of monastery life were evident in his appearance.

从他的外表来看可以明显看出修道院生活的清贫。

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4. Carol managed a few proper snivels for the sake of appearance.

为了做做样子，卡萝尔适时地抽了几下鼻子。

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5. Sikhs were expected to adhere strictly to the religious rules concerning appearance.

锡克教徒应当严格遵守该教对外表的规定。

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appearance 实用场景例句

the appearance of claims about the minister's private life in the press

关于这位大臣私生活的说法见诸报端

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the early appearance of daffodils in spring

春来早开的水仙

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the appearance of organic vegetables in the supermarkets

有机蔬菜在超级市场上市

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The Dutch player will make his first appearance for Liverpool this Saturday.

这名荷兰球员将于本星期六在利物浦队中首次亮相。

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The singer's first public appearance was at the age of eight.

这位歌手八岁时初次登台演出。

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the defendant's appearance in court

被告出庭

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To all appearances (= as far as people could tell) he was dead.

从一切迹象来看，他已经死了。

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When she lost all her money, she was determined to keep up appearances (= hide the true situation and pretend that everything was going well) .

她把钱全亏光时，决意佯装若无其事。

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The sudden appearance of a security guard caused them to drop the money and run.

保安人员突然出现，他们丢下钱就跑了。

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I don't want to go to the party, but I suppose I'd better put in an appearance (= go there for a short time) .

我不想去参加这个聚会，不过我认为最好还是去露个面。

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Judging by appearances can be misleading.

单凭外表判断可能出错。

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the physical/outward/external appearance of sth

某物的外观

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She had never been greatly concerned about her appearance.

她从来不怎么注重外貌。

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The dog was similar in general appearance to a spaniel.

这条狗总的来看像西班牙猎狗。

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He gave every appearance of (= seemed very much to be ) enjoying himself.

他处处表现得很快活。

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He was a small and to all appearances an unassuming man.

他个子小，看上去不事张扬。

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His parents' obsession with keeping up appearances haunted his childhood.

父母过于爱面子的做法在他儿时一直困扰着他。

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You must put in an appearance, at least, or she'll think you're avoiding her.

至少，你必须露一下面，否则她会认为你在躲避她。

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Fears are growing of a cholera outbreak following the appearance of a number of cases in the city.

该市出现几起霍乱病例之后，人们对霍乱爆发的恐惧越来越强烈。

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We tried to meet both children's needs without the appearance of favoritism or unfairness...

我们尽力对两个孩子的需要都予以满足，而不显得有所偏向或袒护。

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The US president risked giving the appearance that the US was taking sides.

美国总统冒险作出美国正在摆明立场的姿态。

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He had the appearance of a college student...

他的模样就像个大学生。

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The sudden appearance of a few bags of rice could start a riot.

突然出现几袋大米可能会引起骚乱。

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...last Christmas, when there'd been the welcome appearance of Cousin Fred.

去年圣诞，堂兄弗雷德的现身受到热烈欢迎。

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Flowering plants were making their first appearance, but were still a rarity...

显花植物开始出现了，但仍然很少。

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It was the president's second public appearance to date...

这是总统到那时为止的第二次公开露面。

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Keegan made 68 appearances in two seasons for Southampton, scoring 37 times.

基冈为南安普敦队踢了两个赛季，共上场68次，进球37个。

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She used to be so fussy about her appearance...

她过去非常在意自己的容貌。

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