英和和英

読み方 うわべ

名詞

1

（＝表面、外面）the surface; the exterior; the outside:（=の） superficial; outside; outward:（=は） on the surface; on the outside; without

用例

• あの人の親切はうわべだけだ
  He is kind only on the surface.

• 女というものはうわべは菩薩でも心は鬼だ
  Woman is an angel without, a fiend within.
• うわべはボロを着ても心には錦を飾っている
  He is a beggar without, but a gentleman within.

2

（＝外見、概観）outside appearance; outside show:（=の） outside; outward; apparent; seeming; ostensible; professed:（=は） outwardly; apparently; seemingly; ostensibly; professedly

用例

• 彼の宗教はうわべばかりだ
  His religion is a mere show.

• 彼はうわべだけの友人だ
  He is a fair-weather friend.
• それはうわべの理由に過ぎぬ
  That is only an ostensible reason.
• うわべは商用で上京したのだ
  He has come to town ostensibly―professedly―on commercial business.
• うわべを飾る
  to dissemble―dissimulate