The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.
— Aristotle  ·  No category

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outward ['aʊtwɚd] 词频3 词根: out
adj. 向外的;外面的;公开的;[宗]肉体上的; adv. 向外（等于outwards）;在外; n. 外表;外面;物质世界;
💡 out外边+ward向... →向外的，向外
"Mark showed no outward signs of distress."
马克在外表上没有现出沮丧的神色来。
近义：apparent, ostensible, outdoor, outer, outlying, outside 反义：immanent, indoor, inland, inner, inside, interior
inward ['ɪnwɚd] 词频3 词根: in
adj. 向内的;内部的;本质上的;亲密的; adv. 向内;内心里; n. 内部;内脏;
💡 in向内+ward向... →向内的，向内
"Her calm expression hid her inward panic."
她平静的外表掩盖了内心的恐慌。
近义：immanent, indoor, inland, inner, inside, interior 反义：apparent, ostensible, outdoor, outer, outlying, outside
significance [sɪɡ'nɪfɪkəns] 词频3 词根: sign
n. 意义;意思;重要性;
💡 sign记号，信号+ific产生…的+ance名词后缀→带有信号→重要；意义
"a decision of major political significance"
具有重大政治意义的决定
近义：import, meaning, purport, purposefulness, sense, significancy 反义：nonissue, pinhead, smallness, trifle, insignificancy
represent [,rɛprɪ'zɛnt] 词频1 词根: 存在
vt. 表现，象征;代表，代理;扮演;作为示范; vi. 代表;提出异议;
💡 阿姨(re)出席(present) 代表妇女
"I can only represent it to you by metaphors."
我只能用隐喻来向你描述它.
近义：outline, paint, pencil, picture, portray, sketch 反义：hide, misapprehend, misconstrue, misstate, misunderstand, pervert
appearance [ə'pirəns] 词频1 词根: 出现
n. 外貌，外观;出现，露面;[哲]现象;
"It had the appearance of an 18 th century church."
它的外观像一座十八世纪的教堂.
近义：image, area, look, looks, aspect, mien 反义：absence, absentation, nonappearance, nonattendance, vanishing, waning
things
n. 所有物, 财产, 用具, 用品, 局面, 形势, 情况\\n[法] 物
近义：oddments, stuff, doings, articles, etceteras

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