appearance
英 [?'p??r(?)ns]
美[?'p?r?ns]
- n. 外貌，外觀；出現，露面
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詞態變化
復數:?appearances;
英文詞源
- 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).
雙語例句
- 1. Marilyn made her last public appearance at Madison Square Garden.
- 瑪麗蓮最后一次公開亮相是在麥迪遜廣場花園。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. It was the president's second public appearance to date.
- 這是總統到那時為止的第二次公開露面。
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- 3. The privations of monastery life were evident in his appearance.
- 從他的外表來看可以明顯看出修道院生活的清貧。
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- 4. Carol managed a few proper snivels for the sake of appearance.
- 為了做做樣子，卡蘿爾適時地抽了幾下鼻子。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Sikhs were expected to adhere strictly to the religious rules concerning appearance.
- 錫克教徒應當嚴格遵守該教對外表的規定。
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