appearance

/əˈpɪərəns/ n.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

外观；外貌；外表；出现；露面；到达；演出；出庭；公开露面

释义与例句

n. 外观；外貌；外表
the way that someone or something looks
  1. You should never judge a person by appearance alone.
    你绝不能仅凭外表判断一个人。
  2. The appearance of the old house surprised us.
    这栋老房子的外观让我们感到惊讶。
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  1. She cares a lot about her personal appearance.
    她非常注重自己的外表。
n. 出现；露面；到达
an act of arriving or becoming visible
  1. The sudden appearance of the dog frightened the cat.
    狗的突然出现吓了猫一跳。
  2. His appearance at the party was unexpected.
    他在聚会上的出现出人意料。
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  1. We are waiting for the appearance of the first results.
    我们正等待第一批结果的出现。
n. 演出；出庭；公开露面
a formal or public occasion when someone appears
  1. The singer made an appearance at the charity concert.
    这位歌手在慈善音乐会上露面。
  2. He had to make an appearance in court.
    他得出庭。
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  1. The actor's last appearance was in 2010.
    这位演员最后一次登台是在2010年。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 appear（出现）+ ance（名词后缀）→ 出现、外貌。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • appear 出现；似乎
    appearance 的动词形式。
  • apparent 明显的；表面上的
    appear 的形容词形式。
  • disappear 消失
    appear 加否定前缀 dis-，表示消失。
同义词
  • look 样子；外表
    look 更口语化，多指整体观感；appearance 更正式。
    She has a tired look today. 她今天看起来很疲惫。
  • presence 出现；在场
    presence 侧重在场的状态，appearance 侧重出现这一动作。
    Her presence made everyone nervous. 她的出现让所有人都紧张。
反义词
  • disappearance 消失
    disappearance 与 appearance 同根，直接反义。
    The disappearance of the plane remains a mystery. 飞机的失踪仍是个谜。
  • absence 缺席；不在
    absence 指不在场的状态。
    His absence was noticed by everyone. 所有人都注意到他缺席了。
常见搭配
  • judge by appearance 以貌取人
    It is unfair to judge people by appearance. 以貌取人是不公平的。
  • make an appearance 露面；出现
    The star made a brief appearance at the event. 这位明星在活动中短暂露面。
  • in appearance 在外表上
    The two cars are similar in appearance. 这两辆车外观相似。