apparent
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ə'pær(ə)nt]
- 美式音标 [əˈpærənt, əˈpɛr-]
- 国际音标 [ə'pærənt]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj.明显的；表面上的
词源解说
- 14世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自古法语的aparant；最初源自拉丁语的apparentem，意为显示。
词根记忆
- appar(看作appear，出现) + ent→出现的→明显的
- ap + parent(父母)→父母对儿女的爱是显而易见的→显然的
- ap + parent(父母)→可怜天下父母心→明显的爱→明显的，显而易见的
- ap + parent(父母)→父母对儿女的爱显而易见→明显的
- ap + parent(父母)→父母对我们的爱很清楚→清楚的
用法辨析
- apparent的基本意思是“显而易见的”,多表示可以看得见有形的事物,通常指凭直观印象或常识推想即可明白和了解事物,有时含经过一定的推理后才能明确显示出来的意味。apparent也可指“貌似的”,即不管看上去多明显,却不符合事实或科学道理。
- apparent作“清晰可见的”“显然的”解时通常用作表语。
- apparent(ly)常指“看起来明明这样而其实未必这样”。The prime minister resigned for the apparent reason that his health was failing. 表面上看来，总理是因身体不适辞职，实际上也许另有原因。
- apparent(ly)习惯上同real(ly)比较，如apparent rather than real（表面的而非真实的)。
adj. (形容词)
英汉例句
- Despite his apparent happiness he was in great anger.
尽管他表面上显得愉快，而实际上却非常生气。 - As we climbed up the hill, the beauty of the landscape become apparent.
我们爬上山顶时，美丽的风景逐渐呈现在眼前。 - Her anxiety was apparent to everyone.
大家都看得出她焦虑不安。 - It is apparent that he has changed his mind.
显然他改变了主意。
用作形容词 (adj.)
用作定语: ～+ n.
用作表语: S+be+～
S+be+～+to sb
It is/was+～+(to sb) that-clause
词组短语
- apparent advantage 貌似有利
- apparent angle 视角
- apparent change 明显的变化
- apparent contradiction 貌似矛盾
- apparent expansion 明显的膨胀
用作形容词 (adj.)
～+名词
英英字典
- able to be seen or understood
- An apparent situation, quality, or feeling seems to exist, although you cannot be certain that it does exist.
- If something is apparent to you, it is clear and obvious to you.
- If you say that something happens for no apparent reason, you cannot understand why it happens.
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专业释义
- (对产业、王位、爵号等)具有当然世袭继承权的，当然(或推定)继承人的[参较heir apparent， heir presumptive]
- 表观的
- 视
- 明显的
- 显然的
- 外观上的