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?xùn)|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(guān)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(yuǎn)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）