outward
adjective
uk/ˈaʊt.wəd/us/ˈaʊt.wɚd/outwardadjective(ON OUTSIDE)
[before noun]
relatingto howpeople,situations, or thingsseemto be,ratherthan how they are inside:
外表的，外面的The outwardappearanceof thebuildinghas notchangedat all in 200years.这幢大楼的外观200年里丝毫未变。
If he issuffering, hecertainlyshowsno outwardsignof it.即便他很痛苦，他也肯定一点儿不会表露出来。
To alloutwardappearanceseverything wasfine, but under thesurfacethemarriagewas veryshaky.表面看来一切都很好，但实际上这桩婚姻很不稳固。
Opposite
inward(INSIDE)
Seeming and purporting to be
- apparent
- appear
- as if/thoughidiom
- by the look(s) of thingsidiom
- come across
- come off
- outwardly
- parallax
- pass
- pass for sb/sth
- persona
- prima facie
- semblance
- so-called
- sound
- superficial
- superficiality
- superficially
- supposed
- surface
outwardadjective(GOING AWAY)
away from thecentre:
向外的outwardinvestment(=investmentin othercompanies/countries)对外投资
We have thechancetobuildan outward-lookingEuropethatlivesup toitsglobalresponsibilities.我们有机会打造一个“外向型”欧洲，使其能够真正担当起其世界责任。
Opposite
inward(INSIDE)
[before noun]
going towards aparticularplace,ratherthanreturningfrom it:
出发（去某地）的The outwardflight/journeytook eighthours.这趟出国飞行／旅行全程花了8个小时。
Opposite
return(GOING BACK)
From, out and outside
- al fresco
- door
- exogenous
- exterior
- external
- from
- indigenous
- inside
- non-indigenous
- open
- open-air
- out
- out and aboutidiom
- out of
- outdoor
- outermost
- outta
- outwards
- outwith
- thence
outward
adverb
uk/ˈaʊt.wəd/us/ˈaʊt.wɚd/mainlyUS
→outwards
向外，朝外（同 outwards）Opposite
inwardmainlyUS
From, out and outside
- al fresco
- door
- exogenous
- exterior
- external
- from
- indigenous
- inside
- non-indigenous
- open
- open-air
- out
- out and aboutidiom
- out of
- outdoor
- outermost
- outta
- outwards
- outwith
- thence