🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

外表

Pronunciation / Transliteration: wàibiǎo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Appearance/əˈpɪərəns/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #800 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"我们不应该只凭外表判断人。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The way that someone or something looks, or the outward aspect of a person or object.

    "She changed her appearance drastically by cutting her hair short."
  2. 2

    An act of arriving or becoming visible, or of taking part in a public event or performance.

    "The author made a surprise appearance at the local bookstore."

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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'appearance' originates from the Middle English 'apearance', derived from the Old French 'aparence', which in turn comes from the Latin 'apparentia', meaning 'to appear'. Over time, the term has evolved to encompass not just the act of appearing, but also the outward look or aspect of something.

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