(1) [one's outward show and inner thoughts]∶外表和内心;外面和里面
互相为表里
与胥卒表里。(表里为奸,内外勾结。)——清· 方苞《狱中杂记》
(2) [the surface and lining of clothes]∶衣服的面子与里子。亦泛指衣料
(3) [the outside and inside]∶事物的内外情况,一切原委
明白了《五卅惨案》一案的表里
(4) [exterior and interior syndromes]∶中医指病在浅表和病邪入里或病在内脏的症候