词汇精选：apparent的用法和辨析

一、详细释义：

adj.

显然的，明明白白的

例句：

By and by it became apparent that he had acted as my agent.

久而久之，事情更明显了：他曾经是作为我的代理人而活动的。

例句：

It was apparent that he was in no condition to travel.

他的健康状况显然不宜旅行。

表面上的

例句：

The apparent cause of his illness was excessive drinking, but the real cause was his deep grief at his wife's death.

他生病的表面原因是饮酒过度，但实际原因是丧妻之痛。

例句：

I was a bit depressed by our apparent lack of progress.

我对我们看似缓慢的进展感到有些沮丧。

二、词义辨析：

apparent,obvious,evident,clear,plain,distinct,definite,manifest

这些形容词均含“清楚的，明白的，明显的”之意。apparent强调显而易见或一想便知。这个词从动词appear派生而来，故有时含有表面如此而事实上未必的意味。obvious语气较强，指极为明显，有目共睹，无需说明和论证。evident指根据事实成为显然的。clear普通用词，侧重清楚明白。plain普通用词，含义与clear很接近，可通用，但plain着重简单明了，不复杂。distinct较正式用词，指轮廓的清楚或定义、含义的明确，不会弄错。 definite语气肯定，着重明白无误，无可怀疑。manifest语义较强，书面用词，强调一目了然，暗示不要任何推论就一清二楚。

三、相关短语：

heir apparent

n. 有确定继承权的人

apparent horizon

n.1.地平线，视平线

apparent motion

视动，表观运动

四、参考例句：

The correct answer is apparent.

正确的答复如何， 是很明显的。

His coldness was not always apparent.

他的冷淡并非总是显而易见。

Certain problems were apparent from the outset.

有些问题从一开始就是显而易见的。

She received the news with apparent unconcern.

她接到这消息时显然无动于衷。

The apparent truth is really a lie.

貌似真理，实为谎言。

This apparent paradox is also an apologue.

这浅显的悖论也是一则寓言故事。

His anxiety was apparent to everyone.

谁都看得出他很着急。

Their apparent grief soon turned to laughter.

他们假意的悲伤不久就变成了一片笑声。

There was apparent disagreement between their stories.

他们的说法明显不一致。

It is apparent that obtaining enough water is problematic.

很显然，要获得充足的水还存在问题。