apparent

apparent
adjective
  1. clearly visible or understood; obvious
    清晰可见的,清晰明了的;明显的
    for no apparent reason she laughed.
    她不知道为什么笑了起来。
    [with clause]it became apparent that he was talented.
    他显然很有天赋。
    ■seeming real or true, but not necessarily so
    表面上的;貌似真实的(但未必是真)
    his apparent lack of concern.
    他那貌似漠不关心的模样。
    ■(Astronomy)as seen from the earth
    (天文)从地球上看到的
    the apparent motion of the planets.
    地球上看到的行星运动。
语源
  1. late Middle English : from Old French aparant, from Latin apparent- 'appearing', from the verb apparere (see appear)
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