appearance
1.说“表面情形”该用复数形式。例如:I believe you are perfectly honest, but appearances are rather against you. (我相信你是完全诚实的,但表面情形却是不利于你的。[就是说就表面情形而论,好像你有不诚实的地方。])注意appearances前面没有the。
2.to all appearance和to all appearances两种表达方式相同,作“显然”解,第一种形式主要用在英国,第二种形式主要用在美国。例如:To all appearance(s) he is fit for the post.