形容詞 outward:

1. relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind
2. that is going out or leaving
   同義詞：outbound, outward-bound

副詞 outward:

1. toward the outside
   同義詞：outwards

1. He was to all outward appearances dead.
   他顯然已經(jīng)死了。
2. The two things are the same in outward form but different in essence.
   那兩樣東西在外表上相同，但在本質(zhì)上不同。

out.ward

adj.（形容詞）
Of, located on, or moving toward the outside or exterior; outer.
外面的：外面的，位于外面的或向外移的；外部的
Relating to the physical self:
肉體的：與身體有關的：
例句：
a concern with outward beauty rather than with inward reflections.
更注重外表美而忽視內(nèi)在思想品德

Purely external; superficial:
外表的：純粹是外表的；表面的：
例句：
outward composure.
表面鎮(zhèn)定

adv.（副詞）
Also out.wards [-w…rdz] Toward the outside; away from a central point.
也作 out.wards [-w…rdz] 向外地；遠離中心地
Archaic On the outside; externally.
【古語】 在外面；外表上地
n.（名詞）
The material or external world:
物質(zhì)世界或外在世界：
例句：
.There is nothing here,/Which, from the outward to the inward brought,/Molded thy baby thought.(Tennyson)
.這里一無所有/無論外界或內(nèi)部/影響幼稚的思想.(坦尼森)

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old English ôtweard
源自 古英語 ôtweard
ôt [out] * see out
ôt [向外] *參見 out
-weard [-ward]
-weard [-ward后綴]

【引伸】
out.wardness
n.（名詞）