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单词 semblance
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semblancenoun [ U ]

uk/ˈsem.bləns/us/ˈsem.bləns/formal

a situation or condition that is similar to what is wanted or expected, but is not exactly as hoped for:

The city has now returned to some semblance of normality after last night's celebrations.
He was executed without even the semblance of a fair trial.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Seeming and purporting to be

  • apparent
  • as if/though idiom
  • by the look(s) of things idiom
  • come
  • come across
  • come over
  • face
  • ostensible
  • outward
  • paper
  • persona
  • prima facie
  • purport
  • putative
  • so-called
  • sound
  • supposed
  • supposedly
  • verisimilitude
  • you can't judge a book by its cover idiom

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semblancenoun [ U ]

us/ˈsem·bləns/

a similarity to something, or the appearance of being or having something:

She’s raising two kids, holding down a full-time job, and trying to maintain some semblance of a personal life.
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