apparent
adjective
uk/əˈpær.ənt/us/əˈper.ənt/B2
ableto beseenorunderstood:
清晰可见的;显而易见的;明白易懂的Herunhappinesswas apparenttoeveryone.谁都看得出来她很不开心。
[+ that]Itwasbecomingincreasinglyapparentthathe could nolongertakecareof himself.他再也无法自理生活了,这一点日益明显。
I was on themetrothismorningwhen,for noapparentreason, the manoppositemesuddenlyscreamed.今天上午在地铁上,我对面的一个男人突然莫名其妙地尖叫起来。
easy to see, recognize, or understand
- obviousIt's obvious that she's upset.
- clearIt was clear that he was unhappy.
- apparentHer joy was apparent to everyone.
- plainHis disappointment was plain to see.
- evidentThe company president was impressed by her evident ambition.
- manifestHis manifest lack of interest has provoked severe criticism.
C1[before noun]
seemingtoexistor betrue:
表面上的;貌似(真实)的;显得…的There are one or two apparentdiscrepanciesbetween the tworeports.这两份报告看上去有一两处出入。
She has this apparentinnocencewhich, Isuspect, she uses to heradvantage.她貌似天真,但我认为,这只是对她有利的伪装。
- Variousreasonsare given for the apparentglassceilingwomenhitin manyprofessions.
- Criminalgangsareterrorizingthecitywith apparentimpunity.
- Atschoolshe was a latedeveloper, and it wasn't until she went touniversitythat hertalentsbecameapparent.
- In themiddleof themeetingshesuddenlylaidinto him for no apparentreason.
- Asmallworryin the back ofyourmindcan for no apparentreasontake onmassiveproportionsin themiddleof thenight.
Apparent and obvious
- (from) underyournoseidiom
- be (as) plain as the nose onyourfaceidiom
- be (right) underyournoseidiom
- be etchedsomewhereidiom
- be writ largeidiom
- blatant
- glaring
- glaringly
- greet
- I need hardlydo somethingidiom
- in plain sightidiom
- in your faceidiom
- overtly
- palpable
- palpably
- parallax
- patently
- squeaky
- stand/stick out a mileidiom
- writ
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Seeming and purporting to be