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obvious adj.
⇨ obvious (the obvious choice) ⇨ clear 1 (for obvious reasons) obvious adjective obvious ♦︎ natural ♦︎ logical ♦︎ understandableThese words all describe sth that is normal, usual and what you would expect. 这些词均表示正常的、自然的、意料之中的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆obvious / natural / logical / understandable that...◆natural / logical to do sth◆natural / logical for sb to do sth◆the obvious / natural / logical thing to do / choice / conclusion / solution◆the obvious / a natural / an understandable temptation◆a natural / a logical / an understandable reaction / response◆perfectly / quite obvious / natural / logical / understandable■ obvious that most people would think of or agree to; normal and as you would expect 公认的；当然的；正常的；意料之中的◆There's an obvious question that no one has asked.有一个明摆着的问题尚无人问起。◆The solution was obvious.这是公认的解决办法。◆'What should we do?' 'It's obvious, isn't it?'“我们该做什么？”“那不是显而易见吗？”◆It's obvious that she'd be upset.她会不高兴是意料之中的。▸ obviously adverb ◆Obviously we don't want to spend too much money.很明显，我们不想花太多钱。■ natural normal; as you would expect 正常的；自然的；意料之中的◆It's natural that he would want to see his own son.他想见自己的儿子是很正常的。◆It's perfectly natural for you to feel annoyed.你感到烦恼，这是再正常不过的了。◆Children have a natural desire for affection and security.儿童天生渴望得到关爱和安全感。◆The man died of natural causes (= not by violence).这名男子属自然死亡。◆He thought inequality was all part of the natural order of things.他认为不平等完全合乎事物的自然规律。 see also natural ⇨ natural ▸ naturally adverb ◆Naturally, I get upset when things go wrong.事情出了错，我当然会心烦。◆This leads naturally to my next point.这必然引出我的下一个论点。NOTE 辨析 Obvious or natural? Obvious is used especially to describe a decision, choice or course of action. Natural can be used in the same way, but is more frequently used to describe feelings. * obvious尤用以描述决定、选择或行动；natural有相同的用法，但更多用以描述感情◆a natural feeling / desire / fear / concern / anxiety / reluctance正常的感情／欲望／恐惧／关注／焦虑；人之常情的不愿意When obvious is used with these words, it does not mean 'as you would expect', but 'easy to notice'. 与这些词连用时，obvious的意思不是“意料之中的”，而是“明显的、显而易见的”◆Children have an obvious desire for affection. ◆George ignored Lucy's obvious desire to be left alone.露西显然想一个人独处，但乔治未予理会。Both obvious and natural can be used to describe behaviour in the phrase It's obvious/natural that sb would... but only natural can be used in the phrase it's natural for sb to do sth. * obvious和natural均可用在短语It's obvious/natural that sb would ...中描述行为，但只有natural可用在短语it's natural for sb to do sth中◆It's perfectly obvious for you to feel annoyed. ■ logical (of a course of action or line of reasoning) seeming natural, reasonable or sensible （行动或推理）必然的，合乎情理的，合乎常理的◆It was a logical thing to do in the circumstances.那是在那种情况下理应做的事。◆It seemed logical to try and contact the child's mother.设法与孩子的母亲取得联系似乎是合乎情理的做法。OPP illogical ⓘ Something that is illogical is not sensible or not thought out in a logical way. * illogical指悖理的、不合逻辑的、乖戾的◆illogical behaviour / arguments乖戾的行为；不合逻辑的论点 ▸ logically adverb ◆The problem is that you can never trust them to act logically.问题是你绝不能指望他们按常理行事。■ understandable (of feelings, behaviour or reactions) seeming normal and reasonable in a particular situation （行为、感情或反应）合情理的，正常的，可以理解的◆Their attitude is perfectly understandable.他们的态度是完全可以理解的。◆It was an understandable mistake to make.那是一个情有可原的失误。▸ understandably adverb ◆They were understandably disappointed by the result.他们对结果感到失望是可以理解的。 clear1 adjective It is clear to me that... 我很清楚⋯clear instructions 清晰的说明clear blue water 清澈碧蓝的水sunnya clear blue skysureAre you clear on that point? ➡ See also the entries for ⇨ marked and ⇨ open 另见marked条和open条clear ♦︎ obvious ♦︎ apparent ♦︎ evident ♦︎ plain ♦︎ self-evidentThese words all describe a fact, quality or situation that is easy to see or understand and leaves no doubts. 这些词均表示清楚明白的、显而易见的、清晰易懂的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆clear / obvious / apparent / evident / plain / self-evident to sb / sth◆clear / obvious / apparent / evident / plain / self-evident from / in sb / sth◆clear / obvious / apparent / evident / self-evident what... / that...◆clear / obvious / apparent / evident / plain who / how / where / why...◆to seem clear / obvious / apparent / evident / plain / self-evident◆to become / make sth clear / obvious / apparent / evident / plain◆very / quite / perfectly clear / obvious / apparent / evident / plain◆all too clear / obvious / apparent / evident / plain◆fairly clear / obvious / evident / plain / self-evident◆far from clear / obvious / evident / self-evident◆by no means clear / obvious / self-evident■ clear easy to see or understand and leaving no doubts 显而易见的；清晰易懂的；明确的◆It was quite clear to me that she was lying.我很清楚她在撒谎。◆It is not clear what they want us to do.我们不清楚他们要我们做什么。◆It is clear from the graph that sales have dropped sharply.这张图表清楚地显示了销量已经急剧下降。◆This is a clear case of fraud.这显然是一桩诈骗案。◆She won the election by a clear majority.她以明显多数赢得了选举。 OPP unclear ⇨ unclear ▸ clearly adverb ◆Clearly, this will cost a lot more than we realized.显然，这花费比我们原来以为的要多得多。■ obvious easy to see or understand 显然的；明显的；易于理解的◆It's obvious from what she said that something is wrong.根据她说的，显然是出问题了。◆I know you don't like her but try not to make it so obvious.我知道你不喜欢她，但尽量不要表现得那么明显。◆He put his book down with obvious annoyance.他放下了书，显然很生气。◆For obvious reasons, I'd prefer not to give my name.因为显而易见的原因，我不愿披露自己的姓名。▸ obviously adverb ◆He was obviously drunk.他显然喝醉了。◆'I didn't realize it was a formal occasion.' 'Obviously!'(= I can see by the way you are dressed) “我没想到这是个正式场合。”“看得出来！”■ apparent / /əˈpærənt/ / [not usually before noun] (rather formal) easy to see or understand 显然；显而易见；明白易懂◆His devotion to her was increasingly apparent.他对她的爱慕越来越明显。◆It soon became apparent to everyone that he couldn't sing.很快大家就看出来他不会唱歌。◆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。■ evident (rather formal) easy to see or understand 显然的；明显的；易于理解的◆The growing interest in history is clearly evident in the number of people visiting museums.从参观博物馆的人数明显看出大众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。▸ evidently adverb ◆She walked slowly down the road, evidently in pain.她沿路慢慢走着，显然很痛苦。◆'I'm afraid I couldn't finish the work last night.' 'Evidently not.'“抱歉，我昨天晚上没能完成工作。”“显然没干完。”■ plain easy to see or understand 显然的；明显的；易于理解的◆He made it very plain that he wanted us to leave.他非常明确地表示希望我们离开。◆She made her annoyance plain.她满脸不耐烦。◆The facts were plain to see.事实显而易见。▸ plainly adverb ◆She had no right to interfere in what was plainly a family matter.这明摆着是别人的家务事，她无权干涉。◆Plainly something was wrong.很显然出了问题。NOTE 辨析 Which word?These words all have almost exactly the same meaning. There are slight differences in register and patterns of use. If you make sth clear/plain, you do so deliberately because you want people to understand sth; if you make sth obvious, you usually do it without meaning to. 这些词意思几乎相同，只是在语体风格和句型使用上稍有区别。make sth clear/plain表示刻意使别人明白；make sth obvious通常表示并非刻意◆I hope I make myself clear / plain.我希望我讲得清楚。◆I hope I make myself obvious. ◆Try not to make your dislike so obvious.尽量不要把你的厌恶表现得那么明显。◆Try not to make it so clear/plain. In the expressions clear majority, for obvious reasons, for no apparent reason and plain to see, none of the other words can be used instead. Apparent and evident are both rather formal. They can always be replaced by obvious. Obvious and evident can be used before a noun for an emotion, meaning that the emotion is easy to see with your eyes. 在clear majority（明显多数）、for obvious reasons（因为显而易见的原因）、for no apparent reason（没有明显的原因）和plain to see（显而易见）这些固定短语中，表示明显的词不能替换。apparent和evident都很正式，可用obvious替换。obvious 和evident均可用于表示情感的名词前，表示这种情感表现得很明显◆Jane took the letter and read it out with obvious / evident reluctance.简接过信，显然很不情愿地大声读出来。In apparent reluctance, apparent has the meaning of 'seeming'. * apparent reluctance表示看上去似乎不情愿。 see also apparent ⇨ apparent ■ ˌself-ˈevident so obvious that it needs no further proof or explanation 显而易见的；不言而喻的；明摆着的◆The dangers of such action are self-evident.这样子行动，危险是明摆着的。◆a self-evident truth不证自明的真理 |