🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

外表

Pronunciation / Transliteration: wàibiǎo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Appearance/əˈpɪər.əns/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #850 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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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Middle English word 'apperaunce', which came from Old French 'aparance', ultimately stemming from the Latin 'apparentia' meaning a coming into sight or visibility. This traces back to the Latin verb 'apparere', formed from 'ad-' (to, toward) and 'parere' (to come forth, be visible).

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