New words:

appearance /əˈpɪərəns/
n. 名词

  1. 外貌;外表;外观(人或事物外在样子)
  2. 出现;露面;登场
  3. 表象;假象(不一定代表真相)

详细词源拆解:

appear(v. 出现;显得)+ 名词后缀 -ance;两大本源含义:事物显露出来→出现;显露在外的样子→外表、外貌。

词汇家族

appear (v. 出现;似乎)
→ appearance (n. 外表;出现)
→ apparent (adj. 明显的;表面上的)
→ apparently (adv. 显然;看样子)
→ disappear (v. 消失)
→ disappearance (n. 消失)

必记高频搭配

judge by appearance 以貌取人

It is wrong to judge others only by appearance.

make an appearance 露面;出席

He made a brief appearance at the class meeting.

outward appearance 外在模样

The outward appearance of the house looks old.

关键使用提醒

  1. 固定经典写作句型:

    judge by appearance 以貌取人.
  2. 可数区分

    ① 表 “一次露面、多种外观”:可数 appearances
    ② 泛指抽象外貌、表象:常作不可数
  3. 词义辨析小技巧

    人长相、物体外观 → 外表
    人物登场、事物显现 → 出现
    虚假外在 → 表象

串联记忆长句(一句话囊括全部词汇,方便背诵)

When the star appeared, it was apparent that, apparently, his appearance surprised everyone. Soon he disappeared, and nobody knew the reason for his disappearance.

翻译

当这位明星现身时,显而易见,看样子他的外表惊艳了所有人。不久他便消失了,没人知晓他失踪的缘由。

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