appear的名词：appearance，意为“外貌、外观、出现、露面”。appear主要用作动词，意思是“显得；看来；似乎；出现；呈现；显现”，其名词形式appearance的意思是“出现；露面；外貌；外表；出场”。用appearance指“表面情形”时，要用其复数形式appearances。

I will have to put in an appearance at a reception tomorrow.

明天我得出席一个招待会。

She has made several television appearances recently.

她最近参加一些电视演出。

His appearance is very neat.

他外表很整洁。

The journal makes its appearance once two months.

这本刊物两个月出版一次。

We should not judge a person by his appearance.

我们不应该以貌取人。

artistic appearance艺术外观

TV appearance在电视上露面

by appearance根据外表

by all appearances显然

save appearances保全面子

personal appearance仪表

first appearance初次露面

public appearance公开露面

第三人称单数：appears

现在分词：appearing

过去式：appeared

过去分词：appeared