apparent

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Pronunciation

/əˈpærənt/(uh-PA-rent)

Part of speech

adjectiveneutral

Chinese

明显的；表面上的（清晰可见的；或看起来是真的但可能并非如此）

Definition

Clearly visible or understood; seeming real or true, but not necessarily so.

Word family

  • apparently/əˈpærəntli/(adv)显然地；据说
  • apparentness/əˈpærəntnəs/(n)明显性

Collocations

  • it is apparent that
  • for no apparent reason
  • apparent contradiction
  • apparent success
  • become apparent
  • heir apparent
  • apparent conflict

Examples

  1. 1.It quickly became apparent that the project was significantly over budget.
  2. 2.His apparent confidence masked considerable uncertainty about the direction of the strategy.

Synonyms

  • obvious/ˈɒbvɪəs/— easily seen or understood
  • evident/ˈɛvɪdənt/— clearly seen — stronger than apparent
  • ostensible/ɒˈstɛnsɪbəl/— appearing to be true; stated but not necessarily so

Etymology

from Latin "apparens" = appearing, present participle of "apparere" (to appear)