Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter A - Page 77
A posteriori (ph.) Characterizing that kind of reasoning which derives propositions from the observation of facts, or by generalizations from facts arrives at principles and definitions, or infers causes from effects. This is the reverse of a priori reasoning.
A posteriori (ph.)【拉】歸納的，後天的 Applied to knowledge which is based upon or derived from facts through induction or experiment; inductive or empirical.
Apostil (n.) Alt. of Apostille
Apostille (n.) ［法］附註，旁註，批示 A marginal note on a letter or other paper; an annotation. -- Motley
Apostle (n.) （A-）（基督教的）使徒；十二個門徒之一；傳道先驅者；早期基督教的傳教士 Literally: One sent forth; a messenger. Specifically: One of the twelve disciples of Christ, specially chosen as his companions and witnesses, and sent forth to preach the gospel.
He called unto him his disciples, and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles. -- Luke vi. 13.
Note: The title of apostle is also applied to others, who, though not of the number of the Twelve, yet were equal with them in office and dignity; as, "Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ." --1 Cor. i. 1. In --Heb. iii. 1, the name is given to Christ himself, as having been sent from heaven to publish the gospel. In the primitive church, other ministers were called apostles --(Rom. xvi. 7).
Apostle (n.) The missionary who first plants the Christian faith in any part of the world; also, one who initiates any great moral reform, or first advocates any important belief; one who has extraordinary success as a missionary or reformer; as, Dionysius of Corinth is called the apostle of France, John Eliot the apostle to the Indians, Theobald Mathew the apostle of temperance.
Apostle (n.) (Civ. & Admiralty Law) A brief letter dimissory sent by a court appealed from to the superior court, stating the case, etc.; a paper sent up on appeals in the admiralty courts. -- Wharton. Burrill.
{Apostles' creed}, A creed of unknown origin, which was formerly ascribed to the apostles. It certainly dates back to the beginning of the sixth century, and some assert that it can be found in the writings of Ambrose in the fourth century.
{Apostle spoon} (Antiq.), A spoon of silver, with the handle terminating in the figure of an apostle. One or more were offered by sponsors at baptism as a present to the godchild. -- B. Jonson.
Apostle (n.) An ardent early supporter of a cause or reform; "an apostle of revolution".
Apostle (n.) Any important early teacher of Christianity or a Christian missionary to a people [syn: {Apostle}, {Apostelic Father}].
Apostle (n.) (New Testament) One of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel.
Apostle (n.) A person sent by another; a messenger; envoy. This word is once used as a descriptive designation of Jesus Christ, the Sent of the Father (Heb. 3:1; John 20:21). It is, however, generally used as designating the body of disciples to whom he intrusted the organization of his church and the dissemination of his gospel, "the twelve," as they are called (Matt. 10:1-5; Mark 3:14; 6:7; Luke 6:13; 9:1). We have four lists of the apostles, one by each of the synoptic evangelists (Matt. 10:2-4; Mark 3:16; Luke 6:14), and one in the Acts (1:13). No two of these lists, however, perfectly coincide.
Our Lord gave them the "keys of the kingdom," and by the gift of his Spirit fitted them to be the founders and governors of his church (John 14:16, 17, 26; 15:26, 27; 16:7-15). To them, as representing his church, he gave the commission to "preach the gospel to every creature" (Matt. 28:18-20). After his ascension he communicated to them, according to his promise, supernatural gifts to qualify them for the discharge of their duties (Acts 2:4; 1 Cor. 2:16; 2:7, 10, 13; 2 Cor. 5:20; 1 Cor. 11:2). Judas Iscariot, one of "the twelve," fell by transgression, and Matthias was substituted in his place (Acts 1:21). Saul of Tarsus was afterwards added to their number (Acts 9:3-20; 20:4; 26:15-18; 1 Tim. 1:12; 2:7; 2 Tim. 1:11).
Luke has given some account of Peter, John, and the two Jameses (Acts 12:2, 17; 15:13; 21:18), but beyond this we know nothing from authentic history of the rest of the original twelve. After the martyrdom of James the Greater (Acts 12:2), James the Less usually resided at Jerusalem, while Paul, "the apostle of the uncircumcision," usually travelled as a missionary among the Gentiles (Gal. 2:8). It was characteristic of the apostles and necessary (1) that they should have seen the Lord, and been able to testify of him and of his resurrection from personal knowledge (John 15:27; Acts 1:21, 22; 1 Cor. 9:1; Acts 22:14, 15). (2.) They must have been immediately called to that office by Christ (Luke 6:13; Gal. 1:1). (3.) It was essential that they should be infallibly inspired, and thus secured against all error and mistake in their public teaching, whether by word or by writing (John 14:26; 16:13; 1 Thess. 2:13).
(4.) Another qualification was the power of working miracles (Mark 16:20; Acts 2:43; 1 Cor. 12:8-11). The apostles therefore could have had no successors. They are the only authoritative teachers of the Christian doctrines. The office of an apostle ceased with its first holders.
In 2 Cor. 8:23 and Phil. 2:25 the word "messenger" is the rendering of the same Greek word, elsewhere rendered "apostle."
Apostleship (n.) 使徒之身分或職務 The office or dignity of an apostle.
Apostleship (n.) The position of apostle.
Apostolate (n.) 使徒（宗徒）的地位；天主教教宗的地位及職分 The dignity, office, or mission, of an apostle; apostleship.
Judas had miscarried and lost his apostolate. -- Jer. Taylor.
Apostolate (n.) The dignity or office of the pope, as the holder of the apostolic see.
Apostolic (n.) (Eccl. Hist.) A member of one of certain ascetic sects which at various times professed to imitate the practice of the apostles.
Apostolic (a.) Alt. of Apostolical
Apostolical (a.) 使徒的；使徒時代的 Pertaining to an apostle, or to the apostles, their times, or their peculiar spirit; as, an apostolical mission; the apostolic age.
Apostolical (a.) According to the doctrines of the apostles; delivered or taught by the apostles; as, apostolic faith or practice.
Apostolical (a.) Of or pertaining to the pope or the papacy; papal.
{Apostolical brief}, See under {Brief}.
{Apostolic canons}, A collection of rules and precepts relating to the duty of Christians, and particularly to the ceremonies and discipline of the church in the second and third centuries.
{Apostolic church}, The Christian church; -- so called on account of its apostolic foundation, doctrine, and order.
The churches of Rome, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem were called apostolic churches.
{Apostolic constitutions}, Directions of a nature similar to the apostolic canons, and perhaps compiled by the same authors or author.
{Apostolic fathers}, Early Christian writers, who were born in the first century, and thus touched on the age of the apostles. They were Polycarp, Clement, Ignatius, and Hermas; to these Barnabas has sometimes been added.
{Apostolic king} (or {majesty}), A title granted by the pope to the kings of Hungary on account of the extensive propagation of Christianity by St. Stephen, the founder of the royal line. It is now a title of the emperor of Austria in right of the throne of Hungary.
{Apostolic see}, A see founded and governed by an apostle; specifically, the Church of Rome; -- so called because, in the Roman Catholic belief, the pope is the successor of St. Peter, the prince of the apostles, and the only apostle who has successors in the apostolic office.
{Apostolical succession}, The regular and uninterrupted transmission of ministerial authority by a succession of bishops from the apostles to any subsequent period. -- Hook.
Apostolic (a.) Of or relating to or deriving from the Apostles or their teachings [syn: apostolic, apostolical].
Apostolic (a.) Proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles; "papal dispensation" [syn: papal, apostolic, apostolical, pontifical].
Apostolical (a.) Proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles; "papal dispensation" [syn: {papal}, {apostolic}, {apostolical}, {pontifical}]
Apostolical (a.) Of or relating to or deriving from the Apostles or their teachings [syn: {apostolic}, {apostolical}]
Apostolically (adv.) In an apostolic manner.
Apostolicalness (n.) 使徒性 Apostolicity. -- Dr. H. More.
Apostolicism (n.) Alt. of Apostolicity
Apostolicity (n.) 宗徒性；使徒傳承性；教會由基督的宗徒所建立，而教會的精神、教義和結構透過宗徒才能保存和發展。宗徒性是教會四特徵之一，其他三特徵是：至一、至聖、至公。The state or quality of being apostolical.
Apostrophe (n.) (Rhet.) 撇號（即'）；省略符號 A figure of speech by which the orator or writer suddenly breaks off from the previous method of his discourse, and addresses, in the second person, some person or thing, absent or present; as, Milton's apostrophe to Light at the beginning of the third book of "Paradise Lost."
Apostrophe (n.) (Gram.) The contraction of a word by the omission of a letter or letters, which omission is marked by the character ['] placed where the letter or letters would have been; as, call'd for called.
Apostrophe (n.) The mark ['] used to denote that a word is contracted (as in ne'er for never, can't for can not), and as a sign of the possessive, singular and plural; as, a boy's hat, boys' hats. In the latter use it originally marked the omission of the letter e.
Note: The apostrophe is used to mark the plural of figures and letters; as, two 10's and three a's. It is also employed to mark the close of a quotation.
Apostrophe (n.) Address to an absent or imaginary person.
Apostrophe (n.) The mark (') used to indicate the omission of one or more le tters from a printed word.
Single quote
Apostrophe ()
"'" ASCII character 39.
Common names include single quote; quote; ITU-T: apostrophe. Rare: prime; glitch; tick; irk; pop; INTERCAL: spark; ITU-T: closing single quotation mark; ITU-T: acute accent.
Single quote is used in C and derived languages to introduce a single character literal value which is represented internally by its ASCII code. In the Unix shells and Perl single quote is used to delimit strings in which variable substitution is not performed (in contrast to double-quote-delimited strings).
Single quote is often used in text for both open and close single quotation mark and apostrophe. Typesetters use two different symbols - open has a tail going up, close and apostrophe have tails hanging down (like a raised comma). Some people use back quote (`) for open single quotation mark. (1998-04-04)
Apostrophic (a.) （使用）撇號的；（使用）頓呼法的 Pertaining to an apostrophe, grammatical or rhetorical.
Apostrophic (a.) Of or characteristic of apostrophe; "a passage of apostrophic grandeur".
Apostrophize (v. t.) (v. i. & v. t.) 加省略符號；加撇號標記；【語】使用頓呼 To address by apostrophe.
Apostrophize (v. t.) To contract by omitting a letter or letters; also, to mark with an apostrophe (') or apostrophes.
Apostrophize (v. i.) To use the rhetorical figure called apostrophe.
Apostrophize (v.) Use an apostrophe [syn: {apostrophize}, {apostrophise}].
Apostume (n.) See {Aposteme}. [Obs.]
Compare: Aposteme
Aposteme (n.) (Med.) 膿腫 An abscess; a swelling filled with purulent matter. [Written corruptly {imposthume}.]
Apotactite (n.) (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of ancient Christians, who, in supposed imitation of the first believers, renounced all their possessions.
Apotelesm (n.) The result or issue. [Obs.]
Apotelesm (n.) (Astrol.) The calculation and explanation of a nativity. [Obs.] -- Bailey.
Apotelesmatic (a.) Relating to the casting of horoscopes. [Archaic] -- Whewell.
Apotelesmatic (a.) Relating to an issue of fulfillment.
In this way a passage in the Old Testament may have, or rather comprise, an apotelesmatic sense, i. e. one of after or final accomplishment. -- M. Stuart.
Apothecaries (n. pl. ) of Apothecary
Apothecary (n.) 藥劑師；藥材商 [C] One who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes. ; a druggist; a pharmacist.
Note: In England an apothecary is one of a privileged class of practitioners, licensed to prescribe medicine -- a kind of sub-physician. The surgeon apothecary is the ordinary family medical attendant. One who sells drugs and makes up prescriptions is now commonly called in England a druggist or a pharmaceutical chemist.
Apothecary (n.) A drugstore; a store where medicines are sold.
{Apothecaries' weight} The system of weights by which medical prescriptions were formerly compounded. The pound and ounce are the same as in Troy weight; they differ only in the manner of subdivision. The ounce is divided into 8 drams, 24 scruples, 480 grains. See {Troy weight}.
Apothecary (n.) 藥劑師；藥材商 [C ] A health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs [syn: {pharmacist}, {druggist}, {chemist}, {apothecary}, {pill pusher}, {pill roller}].
Apothecary (n.) Rendered in the margin and the Revised Version "perfumer," in Ex. 30:25; 37:29; Eccl. 10:1. The holy oils and ointments were prepared by priests properly qualified for this office. The feminine plural form of the Hebrew word is rendered "confectionaries" in 1 Sam. 8:13.
Apothecary (n.) The physician's accomplice, undertaker's benefactor and grave worm's provider.
When Jove sent blessings to all men that are, And Mercury conveyed them in a jar, That friend of tricksters introduced by stealth Disease for the apothecary's health, Whose gratitude impelled him to proclaim: "My deadliest drug shall bear my patron's name!" G.J.
Apothecia (n. pl. ) of Apothecium
Apothecium (n.) 【植】八裂子果（地衣類之果） The ascigerous fructification of lichens, forming masses of various shapes.
Apothecium (n.) A cuplike ascocarp in many lichens and ascomycetous fungi.
Apothegm (n.) Alt. of Apophthegm
Apophthegm (n.) A short, pithy, and instructive saying; a terse remark, conveying some important truth; a sententious precept or maxim.
Note: [Apothegm is now the prevalent spelling in the United States.] Apothegmatic
Apophthegm (n.) 格言，箴言 See {Apothegm}. Apophthegmatic
Apophthegm (n.) A short pithy instructive saying [syn: {aphorism}, {apothegm}, {apophthegm}].
Apothegmatic (a.) Alt. of Apothegmatical
Apothegmatical (a.) 格言的，格言一樣的 Pertaining to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.
Apothegmatic (a.) Given to or characterized by terse apothegms [syn: {apothegmatic}, {apothegmatical}].
Apothegmatic (a.) Terse and witty and like a maxim; "much given to apothegmatic instruction" [syn: {aphoristic}, {apothegmatic}, {epigrammatic}].
Apothegmatist (n.) A collector or maker of apothegms.-- Pope.
Apophthegmatist (n.) (In British) (Or apothegmatist) A person who creates apophthegms.
Compare: Apophthegm
Apophthegm (n.) Apothegm.
Compare: Apothegm
Apothegm (n.) 格言，箴言 A short, pithy, instructive saying; a terse remark or aphorism.
Compare: Aphorism
Aphorism (n.) 格言；警句；箴言 A pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as, “if it ain't broke, don't fix it.”
‘The old aphorism “the child is father to the man”.’
[Mass noun ]‘The debate begins and ends at the level of aphorism, with commentators saying that something must be done.’
Aphorism (n.) A concise statement of a scientific principle, typically by an ancient classical author.
‘The opening sentence of the first aphorism of Hippocrates.’
Apothegmatize (v. i.) To utter apothegms, or short and sententious sayings.
Apophthegmatize (v. i.) (In British) (Or Apophthegmatise) To use apophthegms.
Apothem (n.) (Math.) （幾何學中的）邊心距 The perpendicular from the center to one of the sides of a regular polygon.
Apothem (n.) A deposit formed in a liquid extract of a vegetable substance by exposure to the air.
Apotheoses (n. pl. ) of Apotheosis
Apotheosis (n. pl.) 尊奉為神；神化；美化；崇拜 The act of elevating a mortal to the rank of, and placing him among, "the gods;" deification.
Apotheosis (n. pl.) Glorification; exaltation. "The apotheosis of chivalry." -- Prescott. "The noisy apotheosis of liberty and machinery." -- F. Harrison.
Apotheosis (n.) Model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal [syn: {ideal}, {paragon}, {nonpareil}, {saint}, {apotheosis}, {nonesuch}, {nonsuch}].
Apotheosis (n.) The elevation of a person (as to the status of a god) [syn: {deification}, {exaltation}, {apotheosis}].
Apotheosize (v. t.) 尊崇……為神，神化；崇拜 To exalt to the dignity of a deity; to declare to be a god; to deify; to glorify.
Apotheosize (v.) Deify or glorify [syn: {apotheosize}, {apotheosise}, {apotheose}].
Apothesis (n.) (Arch.) A place on the south side of the chancel in the primitive churches, furnished with shelves, for books, vestments, etc. -- Weale.
Apothesis (n.) A dressing room connected with a public bath.
Apotome (n.) (Math.) The difference between two quantities commensurable only in power, as between ? and 1, or between the diagonal and side of a square.
Apotome (n.) (Mus.) The remaining part of a whole tone after a smaller semitone has been deducted from it; a major semitone. [Obs.]
Apozem (n.) (Med.) A decoction or infusion. [Obs.] -- Wiseman.
Apozemical (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a decoction. [Obs.] -- J. Whitaker.
Appair (v. t. & i.) To impair; to grow worse. [Obs.]
Appalachian (a.) Of or pertaining to a chain of mountains in the United States, commonly called the {Allegheny} mountains.
Note: The name Appalachian was given to the mountains by the Spaniards under De Soto, who derived it from the neighboring Indians. -- Am. Cyc.
Appalachian (a.) In or relating to Appalachia.
Appalachian (n.) A native or inhabitant of Appalachia.
Appal (v.) 使毛骨悚然；使驚駭 Strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends" [syn: shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage].
Appal (v.) Fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us" [syn: dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrify].
Appal (v.) [ T ] (-ll- UK) (US Appall) 使驚駭；使震驚 To make someone have strong feelings of shock or of disapproval.
// I was appalled at/ by the lack of staff in the hospital.
// The state of the kitchen appalled her.
Appall (n.) Terror; dismay. [Poet.] -- Cowper.
Appalled (imp. & p. p.) of Appall
Appalling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Appall
Appall (v. t.) 【美】使驚恐，使膽寒 [H] To make pale; to blanch. [Obs.]
The answer that ye made to me, my dear, . . . Hath so appalled my countenance. -- Wyatt.
Appall (v. t.) To weaken; to enfeeble; to reduce; as, an old appalled wight. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Wine, of its own nature, will not congeal and freeze, only it will lose the strength, and become appalled in extremity of cold. -- Holland.
Appall (v. t.) To depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear in such a manner that the mind shrinks, or loses its firmness; to overcome with sudden terror or horror; to dismay; as, the sight appalled the stoutest heart.
The house of peers was somewhat appalled at this alarum. -- Clarendon.
Syn: To dismay; terrify; daunt; frighten; affright; scare; depress. See Dismay.
Appall (v. i.) To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged. [Obs.] -- Gower.
Appall (v. i.) To lose flavor or become stale. [Obs.]
Appall (v.) Strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends" [syn: shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage].
Appall (v.) Fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us" [syn: dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrify].
Appalling (a.) Such as to appall; as, an appalling accident. -- Ap*pall"ing*ly, adv.
Appallingly (adv.) 令人毛骨悚然地；駭人聽聞地 To a horrifying or shocking degree.
‘There are people who suffer appallingly all the time.’
[As submodifier ]‘The public waiting list is appallingly long.’
Appallment (n.) 驚慌，氣餒，沮喪 Depression occasioned by terror; dismay.
Appanage (n.) (syn: Apanage) （君主賜予王子、諸侯等的）封地，俸祿；（因關係而得的）工作上的好處；屬性；附屬物 The portion of land assigned by a sovereign prince for the subsistence of his younger sons.
Appanage (n.) A dependency; a dependent territory.
Appanage (n.) That which belongs to one by custom or right; a natural adjunct or accompaniment. "Wealth . . . the appanage of wit." -- Swift.
Appanage (n.) Any customary and rightful perquisite appropriate to your station in life; "for thousands of years the chair was an appanage of state and dignity rather than an article of ordinary use" [syn: {appanage}, {apanage}]
Appanage (n.) A grant (by a sovereign or a legislative body) of resources to maintain a dependent member of a ruling family; "bishoprics were received as appanages for the younger sons of great families" [syn: {appanage}, {apanage}].
Appanagist (n.) A prince to whom an appanage has been granted.
Apparaillyng (n.) Preparation. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Apparatus (n. pl. ) of Apparatus
Apparatuses (n. pl. ) of Apparatus
Apparatus (n.) 裝置，器具，器官 Things provided as means to some end.
Apparatus (n.) Hence: A full collection or set of implements, or utensils, for a given duty, experimental or operative; any complex instrument or appliance, mechanical or chemical, for a specific action or operation; machinery; mechanism.
Apparatus (n.) A collection of organs all of which unite in a common function; as, the respiratory apparatus.
Apparel (n.) [U]【書】衣服，服裝；衣著；外觀 External clothing; vesture; garments; dress; garb; external habiliments or array.
Fresh in his new apparel, proud and young. -- Denham.
At public devotion his resigned carriage made religion appear in the natural apparel of simplicity. -- Tatler.
Apparel (n.) A small ornamental piece of embroidery worn on albs and some other ecclesiastical vestments.
Apparel (n.) (Naut.) The furniture of a ship, as masts, sails, rigging, anchors, guns, etc.
Syn: Dress; clothing; vesture; garments; raiment; garb; costume; attire; habiliments.
Appareled (imp. & p. p.) of Apparel
Apparelled () of Apparel
Appareling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Apparel
Apparelling () of Apparel
Apparel (v. t.) 【書】給……穿衣服（尤指華麗或特殊的服裝）[H] To make or get (something) ready; to prepare. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Apparel (v. t.) To furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out.
Ships . . . appareled to fight. -- Hayward.
Apparel (v. t.) To dress or clothe; to attire.
They which are gorgeously appareled, and live delicately, are in kings' courts. -- Luke vii. 25.
Apparel (v. t.) To dress with external ornaments; to cover with something ornamental; to deck; to embellish; as, trees appareled with flowers, or a garden with verdure.
Appareled in celestial light. -- Wordsworth.
Apparel (n.) Clothing in general; "she was refined in her choice of apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same store"; "fastidious about his dress" [syn: {apparel}, {wearing apparel}, {dress}, {clothes}].
Apparel (v.) Provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child" [syn: {dress}, {clothe}, {enclothe}, {garb}, {raiment}, {tog}, {garment}, {habilitate}, {fit out}, {apparel}] [ant: {discase}, {disrobe}, {peel}, {strip}, {strip down}, {uncase}, {unclothe}, {undress}].
Apparel (n.) In Old Testament times the distinction between male and female attire was not very marked. The statute forbidding men to wear female apparel (Deut. 22:5) referred especially to ornaments and head-dresses. Both men and women wore (1) an under garment or tunic, which was bound by a girdle. One who had only this tunic on was spoken of as "naked" (1 Sam. 19:24; Job 24:10; Isa. 20:2). Those in high stations sometimes wore two tunics, the outer being called the "upper garment" (1 Sam. 15:27; 18:4; 24:5; Job 1:20). (2.) They wore in common an over-garment ("mantle," Isa. 3:22; 1 Kings 19:13; 2 Kings 2:13), a loose and flowing robe. The folds of this upper garment could be formed into a lap (Ruth 3:15; Ps. 79:12; Prov. 17:23; Luke 6:38). Generals of armies usually wore scarlet robes (Judg. 8:26; Nah. 2:3). A form of conspicuous raiment is mentioned in Luke 20:46; comp. Matt. 23:5.
Priests alone wore trousers. Both men and women wore turbans. Kings and nobles usually had a store of costly garments for festive occasions (Isa. 3:22; Zech. 3:4) and for presents (Gen. 45:22; Esther 4:4; 6:8, 11; 1 Sam. 18:4; 2 Kings 5:5; 10:22). Prophets and ascetics wore coarse garments (Isa. 20:2; Zech. 13:4; Matt. 3:4).
Apparence (n.) Appearance. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Apparency (n.) Appearance. [Obs.]
Compare: Appearance
Appearance (n.) 出現；顯露 [C]；露面；來到；演出 [C] The way that someone or something looks.
‘She checked her appearance in the mirror.’
Appearance (n.) An impression given by someone or something.
‘She read it with every appearance of interest.’
Appearance (n.) An act of performing or participating in a public event.
‘He is well known for his television appearances.’
Appearance (n.) An act of arriving or becoming visible.
‘The sudden appearance of her daughter startled her.’
Appearance (n.) A process of coming into existence or use.
‘The appearance of the railway.’
Apparency (n.) Apparentness; state of being apparent. -- Coleridge.
Apparency (n.) The position of being heir apparent.
Apparency (n.) The property of being apparent [syn: {apparentness}, {apparency}].
Apparent (a.) 表面的，外觀的；未必真實的；明顯的，顯而易見的；明白無誤的 [F] [（+to）] [+that] Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view.
The moon . . . apparent queen. -- Milton.
Apparent (a.) Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable.
It is apparent foul play. -- Shak.
Apparent (a.) Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, but not necessarily opposed to, true or real); seeming; as the apparent motion or diameter of the sun.
To live on terms of civility, and even of apparent friendship. -- Macaulay.
What Berkeley calls visible magnitude was by astronomers called apparent magnitude. -- Reid.
{Apparent horizon}, The circle which in a level plain bounds our view, and is formed by the apparent meeting of the earth and heavens, as distinguished from the rational horizon.
{Apparent time}. See {Time}.
{Heir apparent} (Law), One whose to an estate is indefeasible if he survives the ancestor; -- in distinction from presumptive heir. See {Presumptive}.
Syn: Visible; distinct; plain; obvious; clear; certain; evident; manifest; indubitable; notorious.
Apparent (n.) An heir apparent. [Obs.]
I'll draw it [the sword] as apparent to the crown. -- Shak.
Apparent (a.) Clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view" [syn: {apparent}, {evident}, {manifest}, {patent}, {plain}, {unmistakable}]
Apparent (a.) Appearing as such but not necessarily so; "for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent"; "the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies"; "the ostensible truth of their theories"; "his seeming honesty" [syn: {apparent(a)}, {ostensible}, {seeming(a)}].
Apparent (a.) That which is manifest what is proved. It is required that all things upon which a court must pass, should be made to appear, if matter in pays, under oath if matter of record, by the record. It is a rule that those things which do not appear, are to be considered as not existing de non apparentibus et non existentibus eadem est ratio. Broom's Maxims, 20, What does not appear, does not exist; quod non apparet, non est.
Apparently (adv.) 顯然地；表面上，似乎 Visibly. [Obs.] -- Hobbes.
Apparently (adv.) Plainly; clearly; manifestly; evidently.
If he should scorn me so apparently. -- Shak.
Apparently (adv.) Seemingly; in appearance; as, a man may be apparently friendly, yet malicious in heart.
Apparently (adv.) From appearances alone; "irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land"; "the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned"; "had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it"-Thomas Hardy; "on the face of it the problem seems minor" [syn: {apparently}, {seemingly}, {ostensibly}, {on the face of it}].
Apparently (adv.) Unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly'); "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great pain"; "he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list"; "it is all patently nonsense"; "she has apparently been living here for some time"; "I thought he owned the property, but apparently not"; "You are plainly wrong"; "he is plain stubborn" [syn: {obviously}, {evidently}, {manifestly}, {patently}, {apparently}, {plainly}, {plain}].
Apparentness (n.) 顯然；明顯；貌似 Plainness to the eye or the mind; visibleness; obviousness. [R.] -- Sherwood.
Apparentness (n.) The property of being apparent [syn: {apparentness}, {apparency}].
Apparition (n.) 幽靈，亡靈，幻影；特異景象 [C]；（特異景象等的）出現 [U] The act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility. -- Milton.
The sudden apparition of the Spaniards. -- Prescott.
The apparition of Lawyer Clippurse occasioned much speculation in that portion of the world. -- Sir W. Scott.