表面 surface; superficies; boundary; face; rind; sheet; skin; outside; appearance 表面之词 a superficial statement; 表面价值 face value; 粗糙的表面 a rough surface; 光滑的表面 a smooth surface; 地球的表面 the surface of the earth; the face of the earth; 事物的表面 the surface of things; 表面上气壮如牛, 实际上胆小如鼠 outwardly fierce as a bull but inwardly timid as a mouse; 你不能只看事情的表面。 you must not look only at the surface of things. 他那番话不过是表面文章。 he was merely paying lip service