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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ap·pear \\ə-ˈpir\\ intransitive verb ETYMOLOGY Middle English apperen, from Anglo-French aparer, aparoir, from Latin apparēre, from ad- + parēre to show oneself
DATE 13th century
1. a. to be or come in sight the sun appears on the horizon b. to show up appears promptly at eight each day2. to come formally before an authoritative body must appear in court today3. to have an outward aspect : seem appears happy enough4. to become evident or manifest there appears to be evidence to the contrary5. to come into public view first appeared on a television variety show the book appeared in print a few years ago6. to come into existence hominids appeared late in the evolutionary chain
appear mid-13 c., from O.Fr
http://O.Fr . aparoir (12 c.) "appear, come to light, come forth," from L. apparere "to appear," from ad- "to" + perere "to come forth, be visible."
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishappear
verb 1 come into sight ADV. suddenly A man suddenly appeared in the doorway. | from nowhere A police officer appeared as if from nowhere and ordered us to halt. 2 perform in public ADV. currently PREP. at She is currently appearing at the Liverpool Playhouse. PHRASES appear on television She regularly appears on television. 3 in court PREP. at He will appear at Manchester Crown Court next week. PHRASES appear before a court/judge/magistrate The man will appear before magistrates in Birmingham later today. | appear in court A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of seven women. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ appearap·pear / E5piE(r); NAmE E5pir / verbLOOK / SEEM 看来；好像 1. linking verb (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) to give the impression of being or doing sth 显得；看来；似乎 SYN seem : ▪ [V-ADJ] She didn't appear at all surprised at the news. 她听到这消息时一点也没有显得吃惊。 ▪ [V-N] He appears a perfectly normal person. 他看上去完全是个正常的人。 ▪ [V to inf] She appeared to be in her late thirties. 看样子她快四十岁了。 They appeared not to know what was happening. 他们似乎不知道正在发生的事。 There appears to have been a mistake. 看来一直有一个差错。 ▪ [V (that)] It appears that there has been a mistake. 看来一直有一个差错。 It appears unlikely that interest rates will fall further. 看来利率不大会再降低。 It would appear that this was a major problem. 看来这是个主要问题。 BE SEEN 出现 2. [V , usually +adv. / prep.] to start to be seen 出现；呈现；显现: A bus appeared around the corner. 一辆公共汽车出现在拐角处。 Smoke appeared on the horizon. 地平线上升起了烟雾。 Three days later a rash appeared. 三天后出现了皮疹。 BEGIN TO EXIST 起源；出现 3. [V , usually +adv. / prep.] to begin to exist or be known or used for the first time 起源；出现；首次使用: When did mammals appear on the earth? 地球上的哺乳动物起源于何时？ This problem first appeared in the inner cities. 这个问题最初在市区中心出现。 OF BOOK / PROGRAMME 书；节目 4. [V , usually +adv. / prep.] to be published or broadcast 出版；广播: His new book will be appearing in the spring. 他的新书将于春季出版。 It was too late to prevent the story from appearing in the national newspapers. 要阻止全国性报纸刊登这件事情已为时太晚。 IN MOVIE / PLAY 电影；戏剧 5. [V , usually +adv. / prep.] to take part in a film / movie, play, television programme, etc. 演出: He has appeared in over 60 movies. 他在 60 多部电影中演出过。 She regularly appears on TV. 她经常在电视上露面。 Next month he will be appearing as Bush in a new play on Broadway. 下月他将在百老汇上演的一出新戏中扮演布什。 ARRIVE 到达 6. [V , usually +adv. / prep.] to arrive at a place 抵达；来到: By ten o'clock Lee still hadn't appeared. 到十点钟李仍然没有露面。 BE WRITTEN / MENTIONED 记载；提及 7. [V , usually +adv. / prep.] to be written or mentioned somewhere 记载；提及: Your name will appear at the front of the book. 你的名字将出现在书的前页。 IN COURT 法庭 8. [V , usually +adv. / prep.] to be present in court in order to give evidence or answer a charge 出庭(作证或答辩): A man will appear in court today charged with the murder. 一个被控犯谋杀罪的男人今天将出庭受审。 She appeared on six charges of theft. 她因被控犯有六项盗窃罪而出庭受审。 They will appear before magistrates tomorrow. 明天他们将出庭接受地方法官的审讯。 He has been asked to appear as a witness for the defence. 他已被传唤出庭为被告作证。 9. [V] ~ for / on behalf of sb to act as sb's lawyer in court (作为律师)出庭；出庭当…的律师: Cherie Booth is the lawyer appearing for the defendant. 彻里 · 布思作为被告的辩护律师出庭。 ⇨ see also apparent ⇨ compare disappear
appear verb
⇨ appear (A rash appeared.) ⇨ arrive (By ten o'clock Lee still hadn't appeared.) ⇨ feature (appear on TV) ⇨ seem (appear surprised) Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ap·pear\əˈpi(ə)r, -iə\ intransitive verb( -ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English apperen, aperen, from Old French aparoir (3d person plural present indicative aperent), from Latin apparēre, from ad- + parēre to come forth, be visible; akin to Greek peparein to display 1. a. : to come into view (as from a distance or a place of concealment) : become visible < sandbars which appear in the river bed at low water — P.E.James > b. : to be in sight : be visible < a faint but courteous smile occasionally appeared upon the veteran's lips — E.H.Collis >2. : to come formally before an authoritative body < I appeared before the committee in executive session — R.M.Lovett >specifically : to present oneself formally as plaintiff, defendant, or counsel < was instructed to appear in court the next morning >3. : to be taken as : look , seem < a spirit of tolerance which allows the expression of all opinions, however heretical they may appear — J.B.Conant >4. a. : to be clear to the mind : be obvious or evident < it perpetually appears throughout history that one man achieves and is the true creator of a capital event — Hilaire Belloc > b. : to reveal itself to an observer or reader : be manifest < his range of interest appears also in his books — Allan Westcott >5. : to come before the public or into public view < thank the delegates for the great honor they have done me in inviting me to appear before them — D.D.Eisenhower > a. : to come before the public as an actor < he first appeared on Broadway last year > b. : to come before the public as an author < he appeared in print for the first time > c. : to come out in published form < his papers appeared in various scientific journals > : be out < a new recording of the symphony appeared last week >6. : to come into existence < primitives may very well appear at any stage of a country's development — Bernard Smith >: become created, developed, discovered, founded, or invented < the sources whence civilization flowed westward centuries before Greece and Rome appear — Edward Clodd >
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