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    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ev·i·dent /ˈevɪdənt/ ●●○ AWL adjective  OBVIOUSeasy to see, notice, or understand 明显的；明白的 SYN obvious, clearevident that It was evident that she was unhappy. 她显然不开心。 It soon became evident that she was seriously ill. 大家很快就明白她病得很重。 It was clearly evident that the company was in financial difficulties. 很明显，公司陷入了财务困境。evident to It was evident to me that he was not telling the truth. 我十分清楚他没说实话。evident in The growing popularity of the subject is evident in the numbers of students wanting to study it. 这门课程越来越受欢迎，从想修读此课程的学生人数上即可明显看出这一点。 Bob ate his lunch with evident enjoyment. 显然鲍勃吃午饭吃得津津有味。 → self-evident
    Examples from the Corpus
    evident• Neither Hoffert nor Lembke replied, but their pride was evident.• Whether we choose to focus on military security or protection of the environment, the policy relevance of our research is evident.• But even more evident has been the growth of a new class of wealth.• Carlos' frustration was evident in his comments.• It could now become evident that she had a good figure.• It is evident that the machine aesthetic played more than just a stylistic part in the revolution.• His belief in divine aid was evident to all.evident that• For some time it has been evident that all I am to you is a vessel to receive your seed.• As the decade drew to a close, it was evident that consumers were fed up.• It was evident that Mrs Gracie's departure had been noted.• From our earlier discussion it is evident that opinion is divided amongst those who have tried to evaluate national programmes.• It is evident that she values his appearance more than his other virtues and still considers his profession a drawback.• It quickly became evident that the attack was not going according to plan.• It rapidly became evident that this clinic could not make even a dent in the problem.• Nowhere was this more evident that within official portraiture.    Origin evident (1300-1400) French Latin evidens, from e- “out” + the present participle of videre “to see”
    ev·i·dent adjectiveChineseSyllable
    understand or Corpus see, notice, easy to


    evident
    ev‧i‧dent AC /ˈevədənt, ˈevɪdənt/ adjective
     Word Family: adverb: evidently; adjective: evident
     Date: 1300-1400
     Language: French
     Origin: Latin evidens, from e- 'out' + the present participle of videre 'to see'
    easy to see, notice, or understand
       SYN  obvious, clear
        evident that
        It was evident that she was unhappy.
        It soon became evident that she was seriously ill.
        It was clearly evident that the company was in financial difficulties.
        evident to
        It was evident to me that he was not telling the truth.
        evident in
        The growing popularity of the subject is evident in the numbers of students wanting to study it.
        Bob ate his lunch with evident enjoyment.
    ⇨ self-evident


    evi·dent AW BrE /ˈevɪdənt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈevɪdənt/ 🔊 adjectiveclear; easily seen 清楚的；显而易见的；显然的 SYN obvious ◆The orchestra played with evident enjoyment. 管弦乐队演奏得兴致勃勃。🔊🔊◆~ (to sb) (that…) It has now become evident to us that a mistake has been made. 我们现已清楚知道出了差错。🔊🔊◆~ in/from sth The growing interest in history is clearly evident in the number of people visiting museums and country houses. 从参观博物馆和乡村住宅的人数明显看出人们对历史越来越感兴趣。🔊🔊<titled tranID="22" status="1">clear</titled>obvious ◇ apparent ◇ evident ◇ plain

    These words all describe sth that is easy to see or understand and leaves no doubts or confusion. 以上各词均形容事物显而易见、明白易懂、清楚、明确。

    • 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 [not usually before noun] (rather formal) easy to see or understand 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 (rather formal) easy to see or understand 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 very plain 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 you make 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 and plain to see, none of the other words can be used instead. You can have a 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/sth
    • clear/obvious/apparent/evident/plain that/what/who/how/where/why…
    • to seem/become/make sth clear/obvious/apparent/evident/plain
    • perfectly/quite/very clear/obvious/apparent/evident/plain
      ➡  see also self-evident