現身：進入視線的動作
這一族抓住核心的「動作面」：某人某物從沒出現到出現。無論是突然冒出、正式亮相、新事物問世、還是到場出席，講的都是「現身」這個動作本身。
sudden arrival · noun · B1
The sudden or unexpected arrival of someone or something.
突然出現
核心畫面
You can picture appearance around one motion: something coming into view — moving from 'not seen' to 'seen'. From that single picture two branches grow: (1) the act of coming into view — arriving, showing up, starting to exist, taking part in a public event; and (2) what meets the eye once it is in view — how a thing looks, the surface it shows, sometimes a surface put on for show. Both branches are the same root verb 'appear' frozen into a noun.
可以想成：這個字圍著一個動作——「某樣東西進入視線」，從「看不到」變成「被看到」。從這一個畫面分出兩條支線：一條是「…更多收起
可以想成：這個字圍著一個動作——「某樣東西進入視線」，從「看不到」變成「被看到」。從這一個畫面分出兩條支線：一條是「現身的這個動作本身」——抵達、露面、開始存在、在公開場合亮相；另一條是「一旦進到眼前，眼睛看到的那個樣子」——外觀、表面、有時甚至是刻意裝出來的表面。兩條線其實都是動詞 appear（出現）凝結成名詞後的兩面。From the word’s history
From Latin 'apparere' to come into sight, become visible (ad- 'to' + parere 'come forth, be visible'). Both branches — the act of showing up, and the look a thing presents once visible — sit directly on 'coming into view'.
源自拉丁文 apparere「進入視線、變得可見」（ad-「向」+ parere「顯露、現出」）。無論是「現身的動作」還是「現身後呈現的樣子」，兩條支線都直接坐落在「進入視線」這個畫面上。
etymonline.com (entry 'appear / appearance')
Two branches
外觀：看到的樣子
這一族抓住核心的「結果面」：東西一旦進入視線，眼睛看到的「那個樣子、那層表面」就是它的 appearance。從現身的『動作』轉到現身後呈現的『模樣』。
how someone/something looks · noun · B1
What other people see when they look at a person or thing.
外表 / 外觀
原始詞典資料8 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
appearancenoun/əˈpɪə.ɹəns/
- 1
The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.
- His sudden appearance surprised me.
- 2
A thing seen; a phenomenon; an apparition.
- There was a strange appearance in the sky.
- 3
The way something looks; personal presence
- And now am come to ſee of whom ſuch noiſe Hath walk'd about, and each limb to ſurvey, If thy appearance anſwer loud report.
- The most rapid and most seductive transition in all human nature is that which attends the palliation of a ravenous appetite.[…]Can those harmless but refined fellow-diners be the selfish cads whose gluttony and personal appearance so raised your contemptuous wrath on your arrival?
- 4
Apparent likeness; the way which something or someone appears to others.
- Some people say I'm shallow because I care so much about my appearance.
- KAWS’s first sculptures were limited edition toys for the Japanese brand Bounty Hunter, and the stylised figures distributed around YSP in a variety of postures – shielding their eyes from the sun, seated in apparent contemplation or leading a child-sized version of themselves over the sward – have the appearance of gigantic toys, with their instant legibility and machine-honed surfaces.
- 5
human-scienceslifestylephilosophyThat which is not substance, essence, hypostasis; the outward reality as opposed to the underlying reality
- Catholicism teaches that the Eucharist, while remaining under the physical appearance of bread and wine, becomes really and truly the body and the blood of Christ.
- 6
The act of appearing in a particular place, or in society, a company, or any proceedings; a coming before the public in a particular character.
- A person makes his appearance as an historian, an artist, or an orator.
- David Beckham's first appearance with the LA Galaxy at Giants Stadium against the New York Red Bulls last night drew a crowd of 66237.
- 7
lawAn 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
- 8
medicinesciencesChiefly used by nurses: the act of defecation by a patient.
- The patient had a small bowel obstruction and there was no appearance until after the obstruction resolved.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。