单词 | apparently |
释义 | apparently apparently /əˈpær.ənt.li/ aep /-ˈper-/ adverb B2 used to say you have read or been told something although you are not certain it is true: » Apparently it's going to rain today.» Apparently he's had enough of England and is going back to Australia.Thesaurus+: ↑Seeming and purporting to be , ↑Faking and pretendingB2 used when the real situation is different from what you thought it was: » You know I told you Alice's party was on the 13th? Well I saw her last night and apparently it's on the 14th.» She looks about ten but apparently she's 14.» I thought they were married but apparently not (= they are not married).Thesaurus+: ↑Denying and contradictingB2 used to say that something seems to be true, although it is not certain: » An 80-year-old woman was badly hurt in what the police describe as an apparently motiveless attack (= an attack with no obvious purpose).Thesaurus+: ↑Seeming and purporting to be , ↑Faking and pretending• • • Extra Examples:» The train was delayed, apparently due to leaves on the line.» His resignation was apparently for personal rather than professional reasons.» He lives in Little Overington, apparently, wherever that is.» A series of apparently unconnected events led to his resignation.» I heard a rumour that she's leaving, but apparently it's not true. |
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