时间: 2025-04-25 13:22:20
美: [ə'pɪrəns]
英: [ə'pɪər(ə)ns]
n. 外貌,外观;出现,露面
最后更新时间:2025-04-25 13:22:20
词源分析:appearance源自拉丁语“apparentia”,意为“显现”或“外观”,由前缀“ad-”(朝向)和词根“parere”(出现、显现)组成。
历史背景:该词在英语中的首次使用可以追溯到14世纪,主要用来描述某人的外貌或某物的外观。
课本:appearance一词通常出现在初中、高中的英语教材中,例如**的《新概念英语》、美国的《Oxford English Dictionary》和《Word Power Made Easy》等。
正式与非正式语境:
特殊场合:
The appearance of the building is quite modern.
这座建筑的外观相当现代。
Many people judge others based on their appearance.
很多人根据外表来评判他人。
The first appearance of the comet was last seen a hundred years ago.
这颗彗星的首次出现是在一百年前。
The appearance of new technologies has changed our lives dramatically.
新技术的出现大大改变了我们的生活。
She made a surprising appearance at the party last night.
她昨晚在派对上突然出现。
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通过这些信息,学*者可以对“appearance”一词有更全面的理解与运用。
[N-COUNT] When someone makes an appearance at a public event or in a broadcast, they take part in it. (在公共活动或广播中的) 露面
例:It was the president's second public appearance to date.这是迄今该总统的第二次公开露面。
[N-SING] Someone's or something's appearance is the way that they look. 外表; 外观
例:She used to be so fussy about her appearance.她过去过分在意自己的外表。
[N-SING] The appearance of someone or something in a place is their arrival there, especially when it is unexpected. (尤指出人意料的) 出现
例:The sudden appearance of a few bags of rice could start a riot.几袋大米的突然出现会引起一场骚乱。
[N-SING] The appearance of something new is its coming into existence or use. 问世
例:Flowering plants were making their first appearance, but were still a rarity.有花植物初现,但是依然少见。
[N-SING] If something has the appearance of a quality, it seems to have that quality. 表象
例:We tried to meet both children's needs without the appearance of favouritism or unfairness.我们试图在没有偏爱或不公平的表象下满足两个孩子的需要。
[PHRASE] If something is true by all appearances, from all appearances, or to all appearances, it seems from what you observe or know about it that it is true. 从一切表象来看
例:He was a small and by all appearances an unassuming man.他是个个子小并且从一切表象看来不装腔作势的人。