appearance/əˋpIrəns; əˈpIərəns/n 1 [C,U] the way that someone or somethinglooks or seems 外表﹐外貌﹔外观: Annette was always very concerned about her appearance. 安妮特总是非常在意自己的外表。The government wanted to give the appearance of doing something. 政府想要树立有所作为的形象。2 [C] when someone takes part in a public event, play, concert, television programme etc〔在公共活动﹑戏剧﹑音乐会﹑电视节目等中的〕露面﹔演出: I made my first TV appearance in 1957. 我第一次在电视上演出是在 1957 年。a series of public appearances 一系列的公开演出3 [singular 单数] when something new begins to exist or starts being used 首次出现[使用]: +of the appearance of the mini-skirt in 1965 1965 年迷你裙的出现4 [C usually singular 一般用单数] the unexpected or sudden arrival of someone or something〔意料之外或突然的〕出现﹐到来: +of The sudden appearance of her daughter startled her. 女儿的突然出现让她大吃一惊。