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apparent adj.
⇨ apparent (an apparent lack of enthusiasm) ⇨ clear 1 (for no apparent reason) 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。 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 |