外表 — meaning in English
wài biǎo
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English meaning
- appearance noun The way someone or something looks.
- drab adj Dull and lacking in colour or interest.
- guise noun A false or deceptive outward appearance adopted to hide the truth.
Senses
外表 is used for these senses in English:
- appearance (legal) An instance of someone coming into a court of law to be part of a trial, lawsuit or other proceeding, either in person or represented by an attorney or such like; a court appearance
- drab (by extension) A dull or uninteresting appearance or situation, unremarkable.
- guise A customary way of speaking or acting; a fashion, a manner, a practice (often used formerly in such phrases as "at his own guise"; that is, in his own fashion, to suit himself.)
appearance — full definition
- noun The way someone or something looks.
- noun An instance of appearing or showing up somewhere, especially publicly.
drab — full definition
- adj Dull and lacking in colour or interest.
- noun A dull brownish-yellow or grey colour, or cloth of that colour.