1. 显然的，明白的，清晰可见的　 clearly seen or understood; obvious
2. 表面上的，貌似（真实）的　 seeming; unreal

　～ advantage　貌似有利
　～ angle　视角
　～ change　明显的变化
　～ contradiction　貌似矛盾
　～ expansion　明显的膨胀
　～ grief　表面上的忧伤
　～ honesty　外表上的诚实
　～ reason　明显的原因
　all too ～　很显然
　clearly ～　明明白白的
　increasingly ～　愈来愈明显的
　only too ～　很显然
　quite ～　相当明显的
　strikingly ～　极清晰的；极其明显的
　～ to all　大家都明了的
　～ to the naked eye　肉眼可见的

　Despite his apparent happiness he was in great anger.　尽管他表面上显得愉快，而实际上却非常生气。
　The child was beaten for no apparent reason.　这孩子无缘无故地挨了打。
　Emma suddenly blushed for no apparent reason.　埃玛突然莫名其妙地红了脸。
　Everyone present ran out for no apparent reason.　不知出于什么原因，在场的人全跑出去了。
　I was on the metro this morning when for no apparent reason the man opposite suddenly screamed.　今天早上我坐地铁时，对面那个男人突然无缘无故地尖叫起来。
　Then, for no apparent reason, the train suddenly stopped.　接着，不知什么原因，火车突然停了下来。
　Sometimes the machine will go wrong without any apparent cause.　有时候这台机器没有明显的原因就出毛病。
　Her apparent high spirits covered a heavy heart.　她表面上的高兴掩盖了内心的沉重。
　His apparent honesty deceived me.　他表面上老实，把我欺骗了。
　His apparent unwillingness would disappear if we paid him enough.　如果我们付足了钱，他露出的那副不乐意的神情就会消失。
　In spite of her apparent indifference, she was deeply concerned about the matter.　尽管她表面上显得冷淡，实际上她对那件事非常关心。
　My parents were concerned at my apparent lack of enthusiasm　我对上学表现出不感兴趣，使父母担心。
　She has this apparent innocence which, I suspect, she uses to her advantage.　我觉得她是利用她表面的天真烂漫来为自己赢得好处。
　The apparent cause of his absence was a bad cold.　他缺席的表面原因是患了重感冒。
　The apparent cause of his failure to pass the examination was illness, but the real cause was lack of knowledge.　他考试不及格的表面原因是生病，实际原因是知识不足。
　The apparent cause of his illness was excessive drinking.　他生病的原因表面上看来是过量饮酒。
　The apparent improvement in this year's profits is due to the selling off some of the company's property.　今年的利润表面上有所增加，那是由于出售了公司的一部分财产。
　The apparent size of an airplane in the sky is smaller than the airplane really is.　飞机在空中显示大小比实际的要小。
　The apparent truth was really a lie.　表面上看似实话，实际上是个谎言。
　The committee is investigating some apparent discrepancies.　委员会正在调查一些表面不符之处。
　The overseas visitors were much disappointed by this apparent lack of interest.　由于这种明显无动于衷的表示，来访的外国客人感到非常失望。
　The teacher was shocked by the parents' apparent lack of concern about their child's behaviour.　老师感到惊讶的是那孩子的父母似乎毫不关心自己孩子的表现。
　There are one or two apparent discrepancies between the two reports.　这两份报告在个别地方看上去有出入。
　They claimed the apparent deterioration in the economy was just temporary change.　他们声称，经济的表面衰退只是一种暂时的变化。
　As we climbed up the hill, the beauty of the landscape become apparent.　我们爬上山顶时，美丽的风景逐渐呈现在眼前。
　The children's poor health was apparent from their physical appearance.　从孩子们的外表就可以明显看出他们的健康状况不佳。
　I suppose the miracle will be apparent tomorrow.　我想这个奇迹明天就会见分晓。
　It was a moonless night, and many stars were apparent.　那天晚上没有月光，可以看见许多星星。
　The boat slowly became apparent through the fog.　渐渐可以看见雾中那条船。
　The contradiction has become apparent.　矛盾表面化了。
　All these things are apparent in Mr. Frost.　所有这些在弗洛斯特先生身上表现得一清二楚。
　Her love for the child was apparent.　她爱这孩子是显而易见的。
　His guilt is apparent.　他的罪行很明显。
　His limp is quite apparent.　很明显，他腿瘸。
　The man's guilt became apparent.　这个人的罪行很明显了。
　The reasons for his sudden departures soon became apparent.　他突然离去的原因不久就一清二楚了。
　The stain is apparent from across the room.　这污迹在房间的另一头都清晰可见。
　Their devotion was apparent.　他们的忠诚显而易见。
　This attitude is apparent in some of the things they say.　在他们所说的某些话当中，这种态度显而易见。
　His reluctance was only apparent.　他不过是表面上不愿意罢了。
　His mother's recovery was just apparent, it wasn't real recovery.　他的母亲只是貌似复原，并非真正的康复。
　His calmness is more apparent than real.　他表面上显得很平静，但实际上却不是这样。
　Their affluence is more apparent than real.　他们的富有是虚有其表。
　This attitude is apparent in what they say.　这种态度在他们的话中明显表露出来。

　Her anxiety was apparent to everyone.　大家都看得出她焦虑不安。
　It is apparent to everyone.　这是人人都清楚的事。
　Her unhappiness was apparent to everyone.　她的闷闷不乐是大家都看得出的。
　His guilt is apparent to all.　他的罪恶尽人皆知。
　His meaning was not apparent to them.　他们不明白他的意思。
　It was apparent even to my own perception.　我为什么这么做，开头连我自己也莫名其妙。
　The particles of dust in the air are not apparent to the naked eye.　空气中的尘埃不易为肉眼所见。
　It is apparent that he has changed his mind.　显然他改变了主意。
　It is incontestably apparent that she is lying.　很显然她在撒谎。
　It was apparent that he was ill.　很明显他生病了。
　It was apparent that she didn't hear what I said.　很明显，她没听见我说的话。
　It was apparent that all of the students understood.　显然所有的学生都懂了。
　It is apparent that the apparent honesty of some criminals is their greatest asset.　显而易见，一些罪犯貌似老实，这是他们最大的本钱。
　It was apparent that he knew nothing of what had happened.　究竟发生了什么事情，显然他一点也不知道。
　It's quite apparent that she has no intention of changing her mind.　显而易见，她无意改变自己的主意。
　He's very unhappy, and it is apparent that he wants to leave now.　他很不高兴，很明显他想现在就走。
　It has become apparent that the ship is lost.　显然那条船已经失事了。
　It soon became apparent that he knew nothing about soccer.　不久就表明，他对足球一无所知。
　It soon became apparent that the two women knew each other.　很快就清楚了，这两个妇女互相认识。
　It was becoming increasingly apparent that he could no longer look after himself.　他不能再照料自己，这一点变得越来越明显。
　It was apparent from her face that she was really upset.　从面容上一眼就可以看出她确实心绪烦乱。
　From the bursts of laughter, it was apparent that they were having a good time.　从阵阵的笑声可以清楚地知道，他们玩得很高兴。
　It was becoming increasingly apparent to me that he disliked me.　我越来越清楚地看出他不喜欢我。
　It is apparent to us that you are lying.　我们大家都明白，你在撒谎。
　It was apparent to all that he was guilty.　大家都清楚他是有罪的。
　It should be apparent to any reader that there are several inconsistencies.　有几处不一致的地方对读者来说是显而易见的。
　It soon became apparent to everyone that he couldn't sing.　很快大家都明白他不会唱歌。

 ♣ apparent, clear, evident, obvious
　参见clear条。

　［派生词］ apparently adv.表面上地；明显地
　［同义词］ clear, declared, marked, noticeable
　［反义词］ actual, obscure, real
　［词源］拉丁语apparare（为生产准备的器材）