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appearance of sth
The appearance of the new model caused excitement.
新模型的出现引起了兴奋。
外观；外貌；样子
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
外观；外貌；样子
the way someone or something looks from outside
The appearance of the new model caused excitement.
新模型的出现引起了兴奋。
出现；显露；变得可见
The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.
人或物的外观或可见方面
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
所见之物；现象；幻影
A thing seen; a phenomenon; an apparition.
出现的事件
the event of coming into sight
The new employee's neat appearance made a good impression.
新员工整洁的外貌给人留下了好印象。
The sudden appearance of the police caused panic.
警察的突然出现引起了恐慌。
The actor made his first appearance on stage at age ten.
这位演员十岁时首次登台亮相。
The appearance of the new model caused excitement.
新模型的出现引起了兴奋。
He had a neat appearance.
他外表整洁。
She made a brief appearance at the party.
她在聚会上短暂露面。
To all appearances, he seemed happy.
从外表看，他似乎很开心。
Not this
He is good appearance.
Use this
He has a good appearance.
中文学习者可能受母语影响，直接用‘是’（是）表示‘有’（拥有）来描写外表。英语中需用‘has/have’而非‘is’来表达‘拥有某种外表’；‘appearance’作为名词，应使用‘have’表示‘有……外表’。
Not this
She has good appearances.
Use this
She has a good appearance.
中文中‘外表’常为不可数名词，但学习者可能误加复数。在英语中，当‘appearance’指单个人的外表时通常为不可数或单数形式；复数‘appearances’表示‘出现多次’或‘表面现象’等不同含义，若指外貌则应使用单数。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
外表；外貌
Her physical appearance is very striking.
她的外表非常引人注目。
露面；出场
He made a brief appearance at the party.
他在聚会上短暂露面。
首次出现；首次亮相
This is the actor's first appearance on stage.
这是该演员首次在舞台上亮相。
出庭
She was required to make a court appearance.
她被要求出庭。
外表；外观
Don't judge a book by its outward appearance.
不要以貌取人。
出场费
The singer demanded a high appearance fee.
这位歌手索要高额出场费。
维持体面，装门面
Despite their financial troubles, they kept up appearances at the party.
尽管他们有财务困难，他们在派对上还是维持了体面。
露面，出场
The celebrity made a brief appearance at the charity event.
那位名人短暂地出现在了慈善活动上。
露面，出席（短暂地）
I need to put in an appearance at the office party for at least an hour.
我需要至少在办公室派对上露面一个小时。
只有肤浅的人才不会以貌取人。
Dorian's youthful appearance allowed him to hide his true nature.
道林年轻的外表使他得以隐藏真实的本性。
Use appearance naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想“a pear 出现 (appear)”，它的外貌 (appearance) 像梨一样光滑。
通常用于日常对话和外貌描述，语气中性。
表示‘外貌’时通常不可数，表示‘出现’时通常可数。
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