[ADJ 形容词]貌似的;表面上的;似乎真实的 An apparent situation, quality, or feeling seems to exist, although you cannot be certain that it does exist.
[ADJ n]
I was a bit depressed by our apparent lack of progress...
我对我们看似缓慢的进展感到有些沮丧。
There is at last an apparent end to the destructive price war.
这场惨烈的价格战貌似终于结束了。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]明显的;显而易见的 If something is apparent to you, it is clear and obvious to you.
[v-link ADJ]
It has been apparent that in other areas standards have held up well...
显然,这些标准在其他地区执行得很好。
The presence of a star is already apparent in the early film.
在早期影片中已经显露出了明星相。
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[PHRASE 短语]原因不明;不知何故 If you say that something happens for no apparent reason, you cannot understand why it happens.
The person may become dizzy for no apparent reason.
这类人可能会莫名其妙地感到头晕。
Oxford
ap·par·ent★AWL/əˈpærənt; NAmEəˈpærənt/adjective1★[not usually before noun ]easy to see or understand 显而易见;明白易懂;显然SYN
obvious
◆Their devotion was apparent.他们的忠诚显而易见。◆Then, for no apparent reason,the train suddenly stopped. 接着,不知什么原因,火车突然停了下来。apparent(from sth) (that…) ◆It was apparent from her face that she was really upset.从面容上一眼就可以看出她确实心绪烦乱。apparent(to sb) (that…) ◆Itsoon became apparentto everyone that he couldn't sing. 很快大家就看出来他不会唱歌。☞synonyms at
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2★[usually before noun ]that seems to be real or true but may not be 貌似的;表面上的;未必真实的SYN
seeming
◆My parents were concerned at my apparent lack of enthusiasm for school.我看来对上学不感兴趣,使父母担心。☞see also
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apparentap‧par‧ent /əˈpærənt/ ●●○W2AWL adjective
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1easy to noticeSYN obviousit is apparent (that) It soon became apparent that we had a major problem.it is apparent from something that It is apparent from scientific studies that the drug has some fairly nasty side effects.it is apparent to somebody that It was apparent to everyone that he was seriously ill. The difference in quality was immediately apparent. He left suddenly, for no apparent reason.2seeming to have a particular feeling or attitude, although this may not be true: He did well in his exams, despite his apparent lack of interest in his work.
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明显的(87%),表面上的(13%)
adj.显然的;表面上的
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