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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ev·i·dent ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin evident-, evidens, from e- + vident-, videns, present participle of vidēre to see — more at wit DATE 14th century : clear to the vision or understanding Synonyms. evident , manifest , patent , distinct , obvious , apparent , plain , clear mean readily perceived or apprehended. evident implies presence of visible signs that lead one to a definite conclusion an evident fondness for sweets manifest implies an external display so evident that little or no inference is required manifest hostility patent applies to a cause, effect, or significant feature that is clear and unmistakable once attention has been directed to it patent defects distinct implies such sharpness of outline or definition that no unusual effort to see or hear or comprehend is required a distinct refusal obvious implies such ease in discovering that it often suggests conspicuousness or little need for perspicacity in the observer the obvious solution apparent is very close to evident except that it may imply more conscious exercise of inference for no apparent reason plain suggests lack of intricacy, complexity, or elaboration her feelings about him are plain clear implies an absence of anything that confuses the mind or obscures the pattern a clear explanation English Etymology evident late 14c., from L. evidentem (nom. evidens) "perceptible, clear, obvious," from ex- "fully, out of" + videntem (nom. videns), prp. of videre "to see" (see vision). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 evident evi·dent / 5evidEnt / adjective ~ (to sb) (that...) | ~ (in / from sth) clear; easily seen 清楚的；显而易见的；显然的 SYN obvious :
It has now become evident to us that a mistake has been made. 我们已经清楚出了差错。 The growing interest in history is clearly evident in the number of people visiting museums and country houses. 从参观博物馆和乡村住宅的人数明显看出人们对历史越来越感兴趣。 The orchestra played with evident enjoyment. 管弦乐队演奏得兴致勃勃。 ⇨ see also self-evident ⇨ note at clear Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English evident adj. VERBS be, seem | become | remain | make sth The silence of the forest was made evident by the occasional snap of a twig. ADV. clearly, plainly, strongly, very | perfectly, quite | increasingly | especially, particularly | fairly | sufficiently | immediately | already It is already evident that new roads only generate new traffic. | painfully The strain of her work schedule became painfully evident as she jetted from New York to London and on to Milan. PREP. from It was fairly evident from her tone of voice that she disapproved. | in His anger was evident in his attitude to the others. | to It was evident to me that the mission would fail. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition adj. Function: adjective Synonyms: CLEAR 5, apparent, distinct, manifest, obvious, palpable, patent, plain, straightforward, unambiguous Related Words: noticeable, prominent, pronounced Idioms: as plain as the nose on one's face, plain as day Contrasted Words: inconspicuous; ambiguous, unapparent, unrecognizable; concealed, hidden Antonyms: inevident Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ev·i·dent I. \-nt\ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin evident-, evidens, from e- + vident-, videns, present participle of vidēre to see — more at wit 1. a. : capable of being perceived especially by sight : distinctly visible : being in evidence : discernible < nature in England, slow and evident in its process, mild in its changes — Francis Hackett > < quaint ways are still evident in these moneymaking times — F.H.Eliot > < there is no evident impairment of the organs > < an evident erasure in the manuscript > < a considerable amount of placer mining is still evident — American Guide Series: Oregon > b. : clear to the understanding : obvious , manifest , apparent < his leadership qualities soon became evident > < rose with the evident intention of leaving the room > — often used with impersonal it < it is evident that we do not understand each other > 2. obsolete : convincing , conclusive Synonyms: apparent , patent , manifest , plain , clear , distinct , obvious , palpable , along with evident , are often interchangeable without much variation in meaning, implication, or suggestion; any of these words could be substituted for evident in the sentence “at this point my opponent's disregard for truth becomes evident”. Since evident rather naturally suggests evidence, it may imply the existence of signs and indications that must lead to an identification or inference < it is abundantly evident that American citizens everywhere are demanding and supporting speedy and complete action — F.D.Roosevelt > apparent may occasionally suggest a longer period of observation or reasoning < as experience accumulated it gradually became apparent that the oils of any of the trees … were equally efficacious — V.G.Heiser > < a few years ago this inconsistency became apparent to some — C.H.Grandgent > patent may stress ease of sight and lack of any obscuring or concealing factor < to compress and define a character or story and make it patent at a glance, within the narrow scope attainable by sculpture — Nathaniel Hawthorne > < in Roosevelt's case the imposture is less patent; he died before it was fully unmasked — H.L.Mencken > manifest may add to patent suggestions or very open showing or exhibiting and may suggest a shade of purposefulness while patent stresses only the fact of openness < the manifest will of the king to free himself from parliamentary control estranged the Lower House — J.R.Green > < his May devotions were so largely attended, especially by the young people of the parish, in whom a notable increase of piety was manifest — Willa Cather > plain may connote an ease in perception through absence of confusing adventitious matter < in the unlikely event of any European at all being familiar with the “full inside story” … it would be his plain duty to make his facts known to the police — Times Literary Supplement > clear may suggest easy and assured perception with sharp definiteness and evident certainty < a principle of science based on proof as sharp and clear as anything which is known — K.K.Darrow > < until our flow of supplies gives us clear superiority we must keep on striking our enemies — F.D.Roosevelt > distinct stresses sharpness of outline, delineation, or definition, and hence unmistakable impression < those shapes distinct that yet survive insculptured on the walls of palaces — William Wordsworth > obvious , often contrasted with subtle, stresses ease of perception or interpretation or, more strongly, inevitability of notice < axioms so familiar to us that they seem obvious truths — Havelock Ellis > < new mechanical and electrical devices … automobiles, electric refrigerators, and radios, to mention the most obvious examples — J.B.Conant > palpable , in other uses a synonym for tangible, may suggest the ease and inevitability of perception associated with solid masses < the least provident of barbaric despots may raise a massive pile of buildings because it is the most palpable proof of his present wealth and power — Alfred Marshall > With these words general similarity of meaning is more noteworthy than occasional differences in connotation. II. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English (Scots dialect), from evident, adjective archaic : a thing that serves as evidence |
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