单词 | keep up appearances |
释义 | appear /ə-pērˈ/intransitive verb
ORIGIN: OFr apareir, from L appārēre, from ad to, and pārēre, pāritum to come forth appearˈance noun
appearˈer noun appearance money noun A fee paid to a celebrity to secure his or her presence at an event keep up appearances To keep up an outward show, esp one that belies, or is intended to disguise, the inward reality put in or make an appearance To appear in person, esp if only briefly to all appearances So far as appears to anyone |
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