词汇精选：evident的用法和辨析

一、详细释义：

adj.

明显的，明白的，清楚的

例句：

He signed his name with evident satisfaction.

他显然很满意地签了名。

例句：

It is evident that he is not equal to the job.

显然,他不能胜任那个工作。

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、参考例句：

He signed his name with evident satisfaction.

他显然很满意地签了名。

Segregation was most evident in the south.

种族隔离在南方最为明显。

It was evident that the policy was a failure.

显然这项政策是失败的。

His own distinctiveness was always evident at school.

他在学校总是表现得与众不同。

The impact of modern technology on the biosphere is evident.

现代技术对生物圈的影响是明显的。

The talks made little evident progress towards agreement.

会谈在达成一致方面几乎没有取得明显进展。

The challenge is particularly evident in the workplace.

在工作场所这种挑战尤为明显。【CET-6 2007.12 阅读】

The rationale for the present study is evident.

该研究的理论基础是明显的。

It was evident that they had lost the initiative.

显然他们已丧失了主动权。

It was evident that she liked him still.

很显然她还是喜欢他。