connected with the way people or things seem to be rather than with what is actually true 表面的；外表的 Mark showed no outward signs of distress. 馬克在外表上沒有現出沮喪的神色來。 She simply observes the outward forms of religion. 她只是表面上信教而已。 To all outward appearances (= as far as it was possible to judge from the outside) they were perfectly happy. 從外表上怎麽看他們都顯得無比幸福。 There were no outward signs that the house was inhabited. 沒有迹象表明房子有人居住。
going away from a particular place, especially one that you are going to return to 外出的；向外的 the outward voyage/journey 外出航程／旅程
away from the centre or a particular point 朝外面的；向外的 outward movement 向外的運動 outward investment (= in other countries) 對外投資 Managers need to become more outward-looking (= more open to new ideas). 管理人員需要有更廣闊的視野。
Word OriginOld English ūtweard (see out-, -ward).