ap·par·ent
adjective OPAL W
/əˈpærənt/
/əˈpærənt/
- [not usually before noun] easy to see or understand
显而易见的；公然 - Their devotion was apparent.
他们的忠诚显而易见。 - Then, for no apparent reason, the train suddenly stopped.
接着，不知什么原因，火车突然停了下来。 - apparent from something that… 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。 - apparent to somebody that… It soon became apparent to everyone that he couldn't sing.
很快大家就看出来他不会唱歌。 - apparent that… It's readily apparent that she has a gift for this kind of writing.
很明显，她有这种写作的天赋。 - apparent from something No damage was apparent from a brain scan.
脑部扫描未发现明显损伤。 - apparent to somebody The consequences of our actions are not immediately apparent to us.
我们的行为的后果对我们来说并不是立即显而易见的。
Synonyms clearclearobvious ▪ apparent ▪ evident ▪ plainThese words all describe something that is easy to see or understand.clear easy to see or understand and leaving no doubts:- It was quite clear to me that she was lying.
我十分清楚她在撒谎。
- It’s obvious from what he said that something is wrong.
根据他所说的，显然是出问题了。
- 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。
- The orchestra played with evident enjoyment.
管弦乐队演奏得兴致勃勃。
- He made it very plain that he wanted us to leave.
他明确表示要我们离开。
- These words all have almost exactly the same meaning. There are slight differences in register and patterns of use. If you make something clear/plain, you do so deliberately because you want people to understand something; if you make something obvious, you usually do it without meaning to:
- I hope I make myself obvious.
- Try not to make it so clear/plain.
- an evident case of something.
- clear/obvious/apparent/evident/plain to somebody/something
- clear/obvious/apparent/evident/plain that/what/who/how/where/why…
- to seem/become/make something clear/obvious/apparent/evident/plain
- perfectly/quite/very clear/obvious/apparent/evident/plain
Language Bank illustrateillustrateReferring to a chart, graph or table- 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 bar chart illustrates how many journeys people made on public transport over a three-month period.
- 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。
- This table compares bus, train, and taxi use between April and June.
- The results are shown in the chart below.
结果显示在下面的图表中。
- The results are shown in the chart below.
- 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。
- In this pie chart, the survey results are broken down by age.
- 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。
- This pie chart breaks down the survey results by age.
- 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。
- As can be seen from these results, younger people use buses more than older people.
- According to these figures, bus travel accounts for 60 per cent of public transport use.
根据这些数字，公交车出行占公共交通出行的 60%。
- According to these figures, bus travel accounts for 60 per cent of public transport use.
- 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。
- From the data in the above graph, it is apparent that buses are the most widely used form of public transport.
Extra Examples- The extent of their injuries was not immediately apparent.
他们的伤势还不能马上看出来。 - His unhappiness was all too apparent.
他的悲伤再明显不过了。 - Local suspicion of the incomers was painfully apparent.
当地人对外来者的怀疑态度十分明显，让人心痛。 - His lack of experience was quite apparent to everyone.
他缺乏经验，每个人都看得出来。 - It soon became apparent that the company was losing money.
该公司在亏本的情况很快就显露出来。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- glaringly
- particularly
- strongly
- …
- to
- Their devotion was apparent.
- [usually before noun] that seems to be real or true but may not be
貌似的；表面上的；未必真实的 - My parents were concerned at my apparent lack of enthusiasm for school.
我看起来对上学不感兴趣，父母为此担心。 - Their affluence is more apparent than real (= they are not as rich as they seem to be).
他们表面上很富有，其实不然。 - There is an apparent contradiction between these two approaches.
这两种方法之间存在明显的矛盾。
see also appear - My parents were concerned at my apparent lack of enthusiasm for school.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French aparant, from Latin apparent- ‘appearing’, from the verb apparere, from ad- ‘towards’ + parere ‘come into view’.