appearance
英 [?'p??r(?)ns]
美[?'p?r?ns]
- n. 外貌，外觀；出現，露面
詞組搭配
keep up appearances
maintain an impression of wealth or well-being, especially to hide the true situation
（尤指為了掩飾真實情況而）維持門面，裝門面，裝體面
make (或 put in) an appearance
attend an event briefly, especially as a matter of courtesy
（尤指出于禮節而）短時間到場，露面，亮相
to (或 by) all appearances
as far as can be seen
就表面看來，就所能看到的情況而言
to all appearances, it had been a normal day.
表面上看，那是平常的一天。