apparent
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ap·par·ent /əˈpærənt/ ●●○ W2 AWL adjective 1 OBVIOUSeasy to notice 显而易见的；明白的 SYN obviousit is apparent (that) It soon became apparent that we had a major problem. 不久就看出来，我们有了大麻烦。it is apparent from something that It is apparent from scientific studies that the drug has some fairly nasty side effects. 科学研究表明，这种药有相当严重的副作用。it is apparent to somebody that It was apparent to everyone that he was seriously ill. 所有人都明白他病得很厉害。 The difference in quality was immediately apparent. 质量的差异显而易见。 He left suddenly, for no apparent reason. 不知什么原因，他突然离开了。2 SEEMseeming to have a particular feeling or attitude, although this may not be true 显得…的，表面上的 He did well in his exams, despite his apparent lack of interest in his work. 他考得很好，尽管表面上他对功课不感兴趣。Examples from the Corpus
apparent• There is no apparent connection between the murders.• She was upset by her father-in-law's apparent dislike of her.• the apparent failure of the device• A lone gunman with an apparent grudge can do great harm.• His apparent heresy is not that of the smooth talking cleric, but the statistician specialising in the field of criminology.• This, of course, is an issue very much apparent in the fortunes of local railway lines at the present day.• What shocked me was the parents' apparent lack of interest in their child.• Perhaps, the most appealing factor of a duvet is its apparent lightness which also retains a great deal of warmth.• The voices and noise around them became apparent once more, a tide of excited news, a civilized clamor.• We seem here to have further evidence of the apparent paradox about creativity and psychosis to which we have referred several times.• To a degree, the chaos is more apparent than real.• In contemporary times, nowhere is the difference between wild and farm-raised waterfowl more dramatically apparent than with goose.for no apparent reason• An unknowable, harsh and cruel society had destroyed his father for no apparent reason.• For example, I lost things for no apparent reason.• One morning I found it completely wilted for no apparent reason.• Some can undergo terrible problems and not get depressed, while others are depressed for no apparent reason.• The train stood a long time in Gloucester Road station, for no apparent reason.• Sometimes, for no apparent reason, all the children may become wired up.• He played extremely well for several weeks, and then, for no apparent reason, quit the team.• To cry for no apparent reason was not considered odd.Origin apparent (1300-1400) Old French Latin, present participle of apparere; → APPEARap·par·ent adjectiveChineseSyllable
to Corpus easy notice
apparent
ap‧par‧ent W2 AC /əˈpærənt/
adjective1. easy to notice
SYN obvious
it is apparent (that)
It soon became apparent that we had a major problem.
it is apparent from something that
It is apparent from scientific studies that the drug has some fairly nasty side effects.
it is apparent to somebody that
It was apparent to everyone that he was seriously ill.
The difference in quality was immediately apparent.
He left suddenly, for no apparent reason.
2. seeming to have a particular feeling or attitude, although this may not be true:
He did well in his exams, despite his apparent lack of interest in his work.
ap‧par‧ent W2 AC /əˈpærənt/
adjective1. easy to notice SYN obvious
it is apparent (that)
it is apparent from something that
it is apparent to somebody that
2. seeming to have a particular feeling or attitude, although this may not be true:
clear easy to see or understand and leaving no doubts 指显而易见的、明白易懂的、清楚的、明确的 ：◆ It was quite clear to me that she was lying. 我十分清楚她在撒谎。 obvious easy to see or understand 指明显的、显然的、易理解的 ：◆ It's obvious from what he said that something is wrong. 根据他所说的，显然是出问题了。 apparent [ ( easy to see or understandrather
指显而易见、明白易懂、显然 ：◆ 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。 evident ( easy to see or understandrather
指清楚的、明白的、显然的 ：◆ The orchestra played with evident enjoyment. 管弦乐队演奏得兴致勃勃。 plain easy to see or understand 指清楚的、明显的、浅白的 ：◆ He made it veryplain that he wanted us to leave.他明确表示要我们离开。
which word? 词语辨析
These words all have almost exactly the same meaning. There are slight differences in register and patterns of use. If you make sth clear/plain , you do so deliberately because you want people to understand sth; if youmake sth obvious , you usually do it without meaning to.以上各词意思几乎相同，只是在语体风格和句型使用上稍有区别。make sth clear/plain 表示刻意为使别人明白；make sth obvious 通常并非刻意 ：◆ I hope I make myself obvious. ◆ Try not to make it so clear/plain. In the expressions clear majority ,for obvious reasons ,for no apparent reason andplain to see , none of the other words can be used instead. You can havea clear/an obvious/a plain case of sth but not◆ an evident case of sth 在 clear majority（明显多数）、for obvious reasons（因为显而易见的原因）、for no apparent reason（没有明显的原因）和 plain to see（显而易见）中，表示 “明显” 的词不能替换。可以用 clear/obvious/plain case of sth（明显的情况），但不能用 an evident case of sth。
Patterns
clear/obvious/apparent/evident/plain to sb/sthclear/obvious/apparent/evident/plain that/what/who/how/where/why… to seem/become/make sth clear/obvious/apparent/evident/plainperfectly/quite/very clear/obvious/apparent/evident/plain
Referring to a chart, graph or table 描述图或表
◆ This bar chart illustrates how many journeys people made on public transport over a three-month period.这个柱状图显示三个月期间人们乘坐公共交通往来的次数。 ◆ This table compares bus, train, and taxi use between April and June.这个表比较了四月至六月公交车、火车和出租车的使用情况。 ◆ The results are shown in the chart below.结果显示在下面的图表中。 ◆ In this pie chart, the survey results are broken down by age.在这个饼分图中，调查结果按年龄划分。 ◆ This pie chart breaks down the survey results by age.这个饼分图按年龄对调查结果进行分类。 ◆ As can be seen from these results, younger people use buses more than older people.从结果可以看出，年轻人比老年人乘坐公交车的频率更高。 ◆ According to these figures, bus travel accounts for 60% of public transport use.从这些数字看，乘坐公交车出行占公共交通使用率的 60%。 ◆ From the data in the above graph,it is apparent that buses are the most widely used form of public transport.从上图的数据明显看出：公交车是公共交通中使用最广泛的类型。