appearance

appearance

單字

學習摘要

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名詞,核心意義為「外表」、「出現」或「露面」
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由動詞 appear 加上名詞字尾 -ance 變化而成
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指「外表」時通常不可數或用單數;指公開「露面」時為可數名詞
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常見搭配:judge... by appearance(以貌取人)
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常見搭配:make an appearance(公開露面、出席)

基本資訊

appearance
n.
/əˈpɪrəns/
主要意義:
1. 外表
2. 出現
3. 露面
可數性:
可數 / 不可數

詞形變化

複數

appearances

The singer made two public appearances in Taipei last month.
那位歌手上個月在台北公開露面了兩次。

例句

We should not judge people by their appearance.
我們不應該以貌取人。
My brother cares a lot about his appearance.
我哥哥非常在乎他的外表。
The sudden appearance of the stray dog scared the little girl.
那隻流浪狗的突然出現嚇到了小女孩。
The famous singer made two appearances on TV last week.
那位著名的歌手上週在電視上露面了兩次。

同義詞

look
She changed her look by cutting her hair short.
她把頭髮剪短,改變了她的外貌。

反義詞

disappearance
The police are looking into the disappearance of the boy.
警方正在調查那個男孩的失蹤。

常見錯誤

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Don't judge a person with his appearance.
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Don't judge a person by his appearance.
表達「憑藉…來判斷(某人)」時,介系詞要用 by,而不是 with。
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He cares too much about his appear.
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He cares too much about his appearance.
所有格 his 後面應該接名詞 appearance(外表),appear 是動詞,不能直接放在所有格後面。
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The movie star did an appearance at the party.
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The movie star made an appearance at the party.
表達「露面、出席」的固定搭配動詞是 make(make an appearance),而不是 do。
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