outward
adjective /ˈaʊtwəd/
/ˈaʊtwərd/
[only before noun]- connected with the way people or things seem to be rather than with what is actually true
表面的；外表的 - Mark showed no outward signs of distress.
马克在外表上没有现出沮丧的神色来。 - She simply observes the outward forms of religion.
她只是表面上信教而已。 - To all outward appearances (= as far as it was possible to judge from the outside) they were perfectly happy.
从外表上怎么看他们都显得无比幸福。 - There were no outward signs that the house was inhabited.
没有迹象表明房子有人居住。
- Mark showed no outward signs of distress.
- going away from a particular place, especially one that you are going to return to
外出的；向外的 - the outward voyage/journey
外出航程／旅程
- the outward voyage/journey
- away from the centre or a particular point
朝外面的；向外的 - outward movement
向外的运动 - outward investment (= in other countries)
对外投资 - Managers need to become more outward-looking (= more open to new ideas).
管理人员需要有更广阔的视野。
- outward movement
词源Old English ūtweard (see out-, -ward).