ev·i·dent
adjective OPAL W
/ˈevɪdənt/
/ˈevɪdənt/
- clear; easily seen
清楚的；显而易见的；显然的 - The orchestra played with evident enjoyment.
管弦乐队演奏得兴致勃勃。 - evident (to somebody) (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。 - evident in/from something 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。
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:see also self-evident- 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
Extra Examples- The commitment to local products is equally evident on the restaurant's wine list.
餐厅的酒水单表明，该餐厅同样主推本地产品。 - The silence of the forest was made evident by the occasional snap of a twig.
偶尔的树枝折断声凸显了森林的寂静。 - The strain of her work schedule became painfully evident as she jetted from New York to London and on to Milan.
她从纽约飞往伦敦接着又飞往米兰，工作日程之紧张明显变得教人吃不消。 - Their symptoms may be less evident to their caregivers.
在护理工看来，他们的症状也许不那么明显。 - It was evident to me that the mission would fail.
在我看来，这项任务明显会失败。 - It is already evident that new roads only generate new traffic.
新公路只会引来更多的车辆，这已是很明显的了。 - It was fairly evident from her tone of voice that she disapproved.
从她说话的语调看，她显然不同意。 - Those characteristics are abundantly evident in Webster's essay.
在韦伯斯特的论文里这些特点表现得非常充分。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- seem
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- from
- in
- to
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin evidens, evident- ‘obvious to the eye or mind’, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + videre ‘to see’. - The orchestra played with evident enjoyment.