上辺

プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)

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.

出典　小学館「プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)」