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apparent adjective apparent ♦︎ outward ♦︎ purported ♦︎ seeming ♦︎ superficial ♦︎ ostensibleThese words all describe things that appear to be real or true but may not be. 这些词均表示貌似但未必真实的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆apparent / outward calm◆an apparent / a purported attack◆an apparent / a seeming contradiction / failure / inability / indifference / reluctance◆an apparent / a superficial similarity◆an outward / a superficial appearance◆the apparent / ostensible purpose / reason■ apparent / /əˈpærənt/ / [usually before noun] that appears to be real or true but may not be 貌似的；表面上的；未必真实的◆My parents were concerned at my apparent lack of enthusiasm for school.我看来对上学不感兴趣，父母对此很担心。◆Their affluence is more apparent than real (= they are not as rich as they seem to be).他们表面上很富有，其实不然。 see also apparent ⇨ clear adj. 1 , appear ⇨ seem ▸ apparently adverb ◆I thought she had retired, but apparently (= in fact) she hasn't.我原以为她退休了，但显然她还没有退。◆He paused, apparently lost in thought.他停了下来，显然陷入了沉思。■ outward [only before noun] connected with the way people or things appear to be rather than with what is actually true 表面的；外表的◆Mark showed no outward signs of distress.马克在外表上没有表现出沮丧。◆To all outward appearances (= as far as it was possible to judge from the outside) they were perfectly happy.从外表上看他们显得无比幸福。ⓘ Outward collocates especially with words for different kinds of form or sign: form, appearance, display, expression, indication and sign. * outward尤与表示不同形式或迹象的词搭配，如form、appearance、display、expression、indication和sign。 OPP inward ⓘ Inward describes things that are inside your mind and not shown to other people. * inward指内心的、内在的◆Her calm expression hid her inward panic.她表面的平静掩盖了内心的恐慌。 ▸ outwardly adverb ◆Though badly frightened, she remained outwardly composed.她虽然非常害怕，但表面上仍然很镇静。◆Outwardly, the couple seemed perfectly happy.表面上看，这对夫妇似乎幸福美满。 OPP inwardly ■ purported /pəˈpɔːtɪd; NAmE pərˈpɔːrtɪd/ [only before noun] (formal) that has been stated to have happened or be true, when this might not be the case 据称的；传言的◆He was seen at the scene of the purported crime.有人看见他出现在传闻中的案发现场。▸ purportedly adverb ◆a letter purportedly written by Mozart一封据传是莫扎特的亲笔信■ seeming [only before noun] (formal) apparent 貌似的；表面上的；未必真实的◆We discussed the seeming contradiction of his arguments.我们讨论了他那表面看来自相矛盾的论点。 see also seem ⇨ seem ▸ seemingly adverb ◆a seemingly endless journey似乎永远走不完的旅程◆a seemingly impossible task看似无法完成的任务◆Seemingly, he borrowed the money from the bank.看来他从银行贷出了那笔钱。■ superficial /ˌsuːpəˈfɪʃl, ˌsjuːpəˈfɪʃl; NAmE ˌsuːpərˈfɪʃl/ appearing to be true, real or important until you look at it more carefully 表面的；外表的◆Superficial similarities can be deceptive.表面的相似有时是靠不住的。◆When you first meet her, she gives a superficial impression of warmth and friendliness.初次见面时，她总给人热情亲切的表面印象。ⓘ Typical collocates of superficial in this meaning are impression, appearance and words relating to how things look the same, such as likeness, resemblance and similarity. 表达此义时，superficial的常见搭配词有impression、appearance，以及likeness、resemblance和similarity等表示事物外表相似的词。■ ostensible /ɒˈstensəbl; NAmE ɑːˈstensəbl/ [only before noun] (formal) appearing or stated to be real or true, when this is perhaps not the case 表面的；宣称的；假托的◆The ostensible reason for his absence was illness.他假托生病不出席。ⓘ Ostensible is used especially to talk about sb's reason for doing sth or the purpose of doing sth. * ostensible尤与reason和purpose搭配，表示假托的理由或目的。▸ ostensibly adverb ◆Troops were sent in, ostensibly to protect the civilian population.谎称为保护平民而派驻了军队。 |