外(がい)見(けん)

その学(がっ)校(こう)は外(がい)見(けん)が刑(けい)務(む)所(しょ)に似(に)ている。

• The school looks like a prison.
• On the outside the school looks like a prison.

外(がい)見(けん)にだまされるな。

• Don't be deceived by appearances.
• Don't be fooled by appearances.

彼(かれ)の外(がい)見(けん)にだまされた。

• His appearance deceived me.

外(がい)見(けん)で他(た)人(にん)をごまかす。

• He deceives others with his appearance.

外(がい)見(けん)で人(ひと)を判(はん)断(だん)するな。

• Don't judge a man by his appearance.
• You should not judge a person by his appearance alone.

彼(かの)女(じょ)は外(がい)見(けん)ほど若(わか)くはない。

• She is not as young as she looks.

彼(かれ)はずいぶん外(がい)見(けん)が変(か)わった。

• He's changed a lot in his looks.

直(ただ)人(びと)は、外(がい)見(けん)が父(ちち)親(おや)に似(に)てる。

• Naoto takes after his father in appearance.

彼(かれ)の良(よ)さは外(がい)見(けん)では分(わ)からない。

• You can't know his merits by his appearance.
• You can't appreciate his good points by just seeing what he looks like.

人(ひと)を外(がい)見(けん)で判(はん)断(だん)すべきではない。

• You shouldn't judge a person by his looks.