0 an occasion when someone appears in public -- （公開）露面
I didn't really want to go to the party, but I thought I'd better put in an appearance. 我真不想參加這個聚會，但是我想還是露個面比較好。
He made his first stage/TV appearance at the age of six. 在六歲時他首次登臺演出／在電視上亮相。
This was the defendant's third court appearance for the same offence. 這是被告因為同一宗罪行第三次出庭受審。
She will be making a public appearance, signing copies of her latest novel. 她將公開亮相，為自己剛剛出版的小說簽名售書。
It was his first appearance on television/television appearance as president. 這是他就任總統以來首次在電視上亮相。
1 the way a person or thing looks to other people -- 外表，外觀；外貌；樣子
To all appearances their marriage is fine, but I think she gives him a bad time in private. 從表面看他們的婚姻很美滿，但我覺得在私下裡她不會給他好日子過。
He was a far more complicated man than outward appearances suggested.
Appearances can be deceptive. 人不可貌相。
The large car outside the house gave the appearance of wealth (= suggested wealthy people lived there). 住宅外面停的那輛大轎車顯示出主人很富有。
There was nothing unusual about/in her physical appearance. 她的外表並沒有甚麼特別之處。
You can alter/change the whole appearance of a room just by lighting it in a certain way. 只要在燈光上做些功夫，整個房間面貌就會煥然一新。
a middle-aged man of smart appearance 一個外表整潔的中年男子
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In fact, there are specific postnatal critical periods and developmental sequences for the appearance of the biogenic amines dopamine and noradrenaline.
This strongly suggests that the cause of the instability must be sought in the low-capillary-number regime, which is consistent with its delayed appearance.
The following chapters, though superficially presenting the appearance of disconnected essays, really possess a strong bond of continuity.
And third, the woman looks either dead or made of plastic which problematises her otherwise conventionally attractive appearance.
Again, this is in accordance with the postmodern principle that the appearance has priority over the technical and the practical.
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