appearance

[ə'piərəns; ə'pirəns]

  • 正在加载“appearance”的释义
例句用法 短语词组 近反义词 海词讲解 英英解释

1.

I don't want to go to the party but I'd better put in an appearance, I suppose.

我不想参加那个聚会,可是我最好还是要露一下面。

2.

The journal makes its appearance once two months.

这本刊物两个月出版一次。

3.

We should not judge a person by his appearance.

我们不应该以貌取人。

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【反义词】

【词源解说】

1400年左右进入英语,直接源自古法语的aparance;最初源自拉丁语的apparentem,意为相像,相近物。

【词义辨析】

appearance look face aspect
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。

【词语用法】

  1. appearance指“表面情形”时,要用其复数形式appearances。
    • I believe you are perfectly honest, but appearances are rather against you.
      值得注意到是,appearance前不加the。
  2. to all appearance和to all appearances表相同意思,不过英国人习惯用前者,而美国人习惯用后者。
    • To all appearance(s) he is fit for the post.
  • 错句举例与错句分析

    错句:Women are startled when this sometimes wild appearanced character leaps to his feet.

    纠正:Women are startled when this sometimes wild-looking character leaps to his feet.

    翻译:当这个外表看起来野蛮的人跳起来时,妇女们都被惊吓到了。

    分析:appearance不能做动词,没有过去分词形式appearanced。

名词 appearance:

1.

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

同义词:visual aspect

2.

the event of coming into sight

3.

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

同义词:appearing,coming into court

4.

a mental representation

5.

the act of appearing in public view

6.

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

同义词:show

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