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
late Middle English : from Old French aparant, from Latin apparent- 'appearing', from the verb apparere (see appear)