儀表 (yíbiǎo) — bearing, deportment (a person's appearance and manner); a gauge, a meter (instrument)

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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞

儀表 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)

儀表＝儀＋表

ㄧˊ ㄅㄧㄠˇ · yíbiǎo

noun — bearing, deportment (a person's appearance and manner); a gauge, a meter (instrument)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

儀bearing, decorum; an instrument (儀器)yí

表the outside, what shows (外表); a dial (錶)biǎo

儀表，禮儀的儀，外表的表。

意 · Meanings

(本義)人的外表舉止— a person's bearing and appearance常用

(引申)測量用的儀器、錶盤— a measuring instrument, a gauge常用

(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension