2009年成人高考专升本英语同义词辨析二十九
There was a look of suppressed anger on his face.
appearance look aspect
均指"外表"、"外观".
appearance 和 look 都指"人或物的外表".appearance 在指人时,往往包括衣着, 如:
His appearance is very neat.
他外表很整洁。
在指一般事物时, 往往含有外表和实质不一致的概念, 如:
Do not judge according to the appearance.
不要从事物的外表来判断。
look 指人时, 用复数, 指"相貌"、"容貌", 如:
Never judge a man by his looks.
不要从貌取人。
用单数, 指"表情"、"神色", 如:
There was a look of suppressed anger on his face.
他脸上露出一种抑制怒气的表情。
look 在指一般事物时,不含有外表和实质不一致的意思, 如:
I don’t like the look of the affair.
这件事看起来很可疑。
aspect 也指"外表", 尤指"面部表情"或"在特定的时间、地点的特点", 如:
In spring the yard has a freshening aspect.
春天, 院子里呈现出一派清新的景象