Word · Frequency #8743
Fully loadedoutward
外面的；外部的
核心释义
Outer; located toward or on the outside.
- 1.
外面的；位于外侧的。
Outer; located towards the outside.
- 2.
与物质现实有关而非思想或心灵
relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind
- 3.
可见的；明显的。
Visible, noticeable.
- 4.
外出的或离开的
that is going out or leaving
- 5.
向外趋向的；朝外的。
Tending to the exterior or outside.
外在的；表面上的；明显的；外露的；向外的；外出的；外面的；位于外侧的。；与物质现实有关而非思想或心灵
用法In use
Despite her calm outward appearance, she was feeling very nervous inside.
用法提示：outward 在此句中作形容词，表示‘外表的’，与内心相对。
The company is focusing on outward expansion to new markets.
用法提示：outward 表示‘向外的’，修饰 expansion。
He made an outward gesture of apology, though he didn't mean it.
用法提示：outward 表示‘外在的’，强调表面行为。
a concern with outward beauty rather than with inward reflections
an outward journey
outward + noun
Outward 在此是形容词，作定语，修饰名词。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- outward appearance
- 外表
- Her outward appearance was calm, but inside she was nervous.她外表平静，但内心紧张。
- outward journey
- 外出旅程
- The outward journey took three hours by train.乘火车的外出旅程花了三个小时。
- outward sign
- 外在迹象
- There was no outward sign of the injury.没有受伤的外在迹象。
- outward expression
- 外在表现
- His smile was an outward expression of his joy.他的微笑是他喜悦的外在表现。
- outward behavior
- 外在行为
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
outward：由'out'（向外）联想，外在的、向外的，如外观可见，内心无形。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：哲学/心理学、方向/移动 该词作形容词时，通常用于描述与内在思想相对的外部现实（如外在表现）或表示向外移动的方向（如外出航班），语境中性，不限于特定正式或非正式场合。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常作定语，置于名词前，如 outward appearance（外表）。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words end in -ward but do not rhyme with outward. Outward's stressed vowel /aʊ/ and following consonants differ from those of these words. Even downward, which also has /aʊ/, has a different following consonant (/n/ vs /t/), so they are not rhymes.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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