プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第３版)の解説
がいぶん【外聞】
1 〔世間体〕
- 父は外聞を重んじる人です
My father worries a lot about 「his reputation [what people think]. - 外聞が悪い
It is scandalous [disgraceful]. - 彼は恥も外聞もなく泣いた
He wept openly without caring about appearances.
2 〔外の人に知れること〕
- 外聞をはばかることだが会社は人手に渡るらしい
This shouldn't go any further, but it looks as if the company will change hands.