outwardly + adj.
outwardly 常放在形容词前,表示“从外表看、表面上”。
He remained outwardly calm despite his fear.
尽管心里害怕,他表面上仍保持镇定。
表面上;外表上
在外;从外部;表面上;从外表看。;向外。;在外
in outward appearance; seemingly
表面上;从外表看。
Externally or on the outside, or on the surface.
向外。
Toward the outside
He was outwardly calm, but inside he was very nervous.
他表面上很镇定,但内心非常紧张。
用法提示:outwardly 是副词,修饰形容词 calm,表示“表面上”。
She outwardly agreed with the plan, but she had serious doubts.
她表面上同意了这个计划,但心里有很大的疑虑。
用法提示:outwardly 是副词,修饰动词 agreed,表示“表面上”。
Outwardly, the town looked peaceful and quiet.
从外表看,这座小镇显得宁静祥和。
用法提示:outwardly 是副词,放在句首修饰整个句子,表示“从外表上”。
outwardly 常放在形容词前,表示“从外表看、表面上”。
He remained outwardly calm despite his fear.
尽管心里害怕,他表面上仍保持镇定。
修饰动词时,outwardly 强调从外部或外观来看的情况。
The two buildings outwardly resemble each other.
这两座建筑外表上很相似。
放在句首作评论性副词,表示“从外表看”。
Outwardly, everything seemed normal.
表面上,一切似乎都很正常。
强调凭外表或迹象产生的印象,不一定反映真实;口语、书面语都常用。
较正式,侧重对外宣称或摆出的样子,常暗示事实并非如此。
侧重根据所见信息作出的判断,日常使用中可有「据说」的意味,不一定与事实相反。
强调只涉及表面、不触及深层;常含有「不够深入」或「肤浅」的意味。
固定短语,较正式,强调从一切外在迹象判断,常用于书面语。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is outside friendly, but actually he isn't.
正确表达He is outwardly friendly, but actually he isn't.
outwardly 表示“表面上”,不是地点“在外面”。句意是“表面上友好”,应使用副词 outwardly,而 outside 只表示位置“在外部”,不能表达“外表上”这层意思。
grammar · medium
易错句子He appeared outward calm before the interview.
正确表达He appeared outwardly calm before the interview.
修饰形容词 calm 需要用副词 outwardly,而 outward 是形容词,不能修饰另一个形容词。outwardly 表示“外表上”,意为“看起来外表平静”。
与“表面上/外表上”相对:outwardly 指从外表、外部看,inwardly 指内在、内心状态。
与“表面上/外表上”相对:outwardly 表示从表面看,actually 表示真实情况。
outwardly 侧重外表表现,常与内心或实际相反;seemingly 只表示“从表面看/看来”,不强调与真相对立,常引出一种表面的判断。
outwardly 可指外表给人的印象,与内在相对;externally 仅指物理上的外部或外部位置,不含外表与实质的对比。
outwardly 是副词,意为“表面上、外表上”;outward 形近,但作副词时表示方向“向外”,作形容词时表示“外面的”,不可用来表示“表面上看来”。
外表平静的
She remained outwardly calm despite the bad news.
尽管有坏消息,她外表上仍然很平静。
表面上正常的
The town looked outwardly normal after the storm.
暴风雨过后,这座小镇表面上看起来很正常。
外表自信的
He was outwardly confident but secretly nervous.
他外表自信,但内心紧张。
表面上高兴的
She was outwardly cheerful, but inside she felt lonely.
她表面上兴高采烈,但内心感到孤独。
外表友好的
They were outwardly friendly to the new neighbor.
他们对新邻居表面上很友好。
out- + -ward + -ly
out- + -ward
back + -ward
out- + going
quick + -ly
指事物的外在形态,常与outwardly同现以强调表面情况。
指外层,与内在形成对比。
由外表产生的感受,与outwardly修饰的表现有关。
强调外部而非内部,是outwardly描述的角度。
常指掩饰真实情况的表面,与outwardly所带的‘表面’含义相关。
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