单词 | apparent |
释义 | 🔑 ap·par·entAW BrE /əˈpærənt/ NAmE /əˈpærənt/ adjective 🔑 [not usually before noun ]easy to see or understand 显而易见;明白易懂;显然SYN obvious◆ Their devotion was apparent . 他们的忠诚显而易见。◆ 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。◆ ~ (from sth ) (that… )It was apparent from her face that she was really upset . 从面容上一眼就可以看出她确实心绪烦乱。◆ ~ (to sb ) (that… )It soon became apparent to everyone that he couldn't sing . 很快大家就看出来他不会唱歌。clearobvious ⬥ apparent ⬥ evident ⬥ plainThese words all describe sth that is easy to see or understand and leaves no doubts or confusion.以上各词均形容事物显而易见、明白易懂、清楚、明确。cleareasy to see or understand and leaving no doubts指显而易见的、明白易懂的、清楚的、明确的:◆It was quite clear to me that she was lying.我十分清楚她在撒谎。obviouseasy to see or understand指明显的、显然的、易理解的:◆It's obvious from what he said that something is wrong.根据他所说的,显然是出问题了。apparent[not usually before noun ](ratherformal ) easy to see or understand指显而易见、明白易懂、显然:◆It was apparent from her face that she was really upset.从面容上一眼就可以看出她确实心绪烦乱。evident(ratherformal ) easy to see or understand指清楚的、明白的、显然的:◆The orchestra played with evident enjoyment.管弦乐队演奏得兴致勃勃。plaineasy to see or understand指清楚的、明显的、浅白的:◆He made it very plain that he wanted us to leave.他明确表示要我们离开。which word?词语辨析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.以上各词意思几乎相同,只是在语体风格和句型使用上稍有区别。make sth clear/plain 表示刻意为使别人明白;make sth obvious 通常并非刻意:◆I hope I make myself obvious.◆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. You can have a clear/an obvious/a plain case of sth but not◆an evident case of sth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)中,表示 “明显” 的词不能替换。可以用 clear/obvious/plain case of sth(明显的情况),但不能用 an evident case of sth。Patternsclear/obvious/apparent/evident/plain to sb/sthclear/obvious/apparent/evident/plain that/what/who/how/where/why…to seem/become/make sth clear/obvious/apparent/evident/plainperfectly/quite/very clear/obvious/apparent/evident/plainillustrateReferring to a chart, graph or table描述图或表◆This bar chart illustrates how many journeys people made on public transport over a three-month period.这个柱状图显示三个月期间人们乘坐公共交通往来的次数。◆This table compares bus, train, and taxi use between April and June.这个表比较了四月至六月公交车、火车和出租车的使用情况。◆The results are shown in the chart below.结果显示在下面的图表中。◆In this pie chart, the survey results are broken down by age.在这个饼分图中,调查结果按年龄划分。◆This pie chart breaks down the survey results by age.这个饼分图按年龄对调查结果进行分类。◆As can be seen from these results, younger people use buses more than older people.从结果可以看出,年轻人比老年人乘坐公交车的频率更高。◆According to these figures, bus travel accounts for 60% of public transport use.从这些数字看,乘坐公交车出行占公共交通使用率的 60%。◆From the data in the above graph, it is apparent that buses are the most widely used form of public transport.从上图的数据明显看出:公交车是公共交通中使用最广泛的类型。 ➡ language bank atevidence , fall , increase , proportion , surprising 🔑 [usually before noun ]that seems to be real or true but may not be 貌似的;表面上的;未必真实的SYN seeming◆ My parents were concerned at my apparent lack of enthusiasm for school . 我看来对上学不感兴趣,使父母担心。 ➡ see also appear |
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