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单词 apparent
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apparentadjective

uk/əˈpær.ənt/us/əˈper.ənt/

B2 able to be seen or understood:

Her unhappiness was apparent to everyone.
[ + that ] It was becoming increasingly apparent that he could no longer take care of himself.
I was on the metro this morning when, for no apparent reason, the man opposite me suddenly screamed.

C1 [ before noun ] seeming to exist or be true:

There are one or two apparent discrepancies between the two reports.
She has this apparent innocence which, I suspect, she uses to her advantage.

More examples

  • Various reasons are given for the apparent glass ceiling women hit in many professions.
  • Criminal gangs are terrorizing the city with apparent impunity.
  • At school she was a late developer, and it wasn't until she went to university that her talents became apparent.
  • In the middle of the meeting she suddenly laid into him for no apparent reason.
  • A small worry in the back of your mind can for no apparent reason take on massive proportions in the middle of the night.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Apparent and obvious

  • be (as) plain as the nose on your face idiom
  • be (right) under your nose idiom
  • be etched somewhere idiom
  • be writ large idiom
  • blatant
  • linear
  • loud
  • loud and clear idiom
  • manifest
  • manifestly
  • marked
  • naked
  • nose
  • recognizable
  • self-evident
  • shine
  • shine out
  • shine through
  • speaks for itself idiom
  • stark

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Seeming and purporting to be

apparentadjective

us/əˈpær·ənt, -ˈpeər-/

able to be seen or understood:

[ + that clause ] It was becoming increasingly apparent that he could no longer look after himself.

Apparent also means seeming to be true:

The apparent cause of death was drowning, but further tests were needed.
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