Dictionary entry
first appearance
首次露面；首次出现；首次出庭；首次登台
the first time someone or something appears, is seen, or is presented publicly
首次露面；首次出现；首次出庭；首次登台
In use
The singer made her first appearance on stage at the age of sixteen.
The disease had a first appearance in this region last year.
The new product made its first appearance at the trade fair.
sb's first appearance
The singer's first appearance on stage was a huge success.
这位歌手在舞台上的首次露面取得了巨大成功。
the first appearance of sth
The first appearance of the comet was recorded in 1843.
这颗彗星的首次出现记录于1843年。
make one's first appearance
She made her first appearance in court last Monday.
她上周一在法庭上首次出庭。
at one's first appearance
At his first appearance, the actor received a standing ovation.
在他的首次登台时，这位演员获得了起立鼓掌。
Common mistakes
His first appearing on stage was memorable.His first appearance on stage was memorable.
错误：误用动名词形式'first appearing'代替名词短语'first appearance'。‘first appearance’是固定名词短语，表示‘首次露面’，而动名词'first appearing'不符合英语习惯，应使用名词形式。
This is her first appear in public.This is her first appearance in public.
错误：误将动词'first appear'用作名词。在英语中，不定式或动词原形不能直接作为名词使用，应改为名词短语'first appearance'。
Connections
Confusing words
- first impression
- 第一印象 · 'first appearance' 指首次露面或出现，强调“首次”和“呈现”；'first impression' 指初次见面时留下的印象，强调主观感受。
- debut
- 首次亮相；首演 · 'first appearance' 可指任何首次露面，而 'debut' 特指首次公开演出或亮相，通常用于演艺界。
Word family
- appear
- 出现；登台；出庭 · v.
- appearance
- 出现；露面；登台；出庭 · n.
- reappear
- 再次出现 · v.
- reappearance
- 再次出现 · n.
Learner notes
Grammar Note
可数名词，常用介词at，如at his first appearance
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.