プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
うわべ【上辺】
an appearance; the surface
うわべの surface; outward; seeming
うわべを飾る
keep up appearances
うわべをつくろう
put up 「a good front [a brave show]
うわべは平穏な生活をしていた
To all outward appearances, he was living a peaceful life.
うわべは満足しているようだったが内心では腹を立てていた
Outwardly he seemed to be satisfied, but actually he was furious.
うわべはぶっきらぼうだ
He is seemingly blunt.
うわべの親切さにだまされた
I was taken in by his seeming [surface] kindness.