appear
/əˈpɪə(r)/verb
no obj.
1
- come into sight; become visible or noticeable, especially without visible agent or apparent cause进入视野; 出现, 显现：
smoke appeared on the horizon.
烟出现在地平线上。
1.1
- come into existence or use问世, 出现; 产生, 开始被使用：
the major life forms appeared on earth.
主要的生命形式出现在地球上。
1.2
- (of a book) be published（书）出版：
the paperback edition didn't appear for another two years.
平装本又过了两年才出版。
1.3
- feature or be shown特点显现; 体现：
the symbol appears in many paintings of the period.
这一符号在同期的许多绘画中都有体现。
1.4
- perform publicly in a film, play, etc.（电影、戏剧等的）公开表演：
he appeared on Broadway.
他在百老汇公开表演。
1.5
- (of an accused person, a witness, or a lawyer) make an official appearance in a court or tribunal（被告, 证人, 律师）出庭, 到案：
he appeared on six charges of theft.
他因被指控犯有六起盗窃案而出庭。
1.6
- informal arrive at a place〈非正式〉到达：
by ten o'clock Bill still hadn't appeared.
到了10点的时候, 比尔还没有到。
2
- seem; give the impression of being看上去; 留下…的印象：
with infinitive she appeared not to know what was happening她好像不知道发生了什么事
with clause it appears unlikely that interest rates will fall.看来利率不大可能会降低。
词源
Middle English: from Old French apareir, from Latin apparere, from ad- 'towards' + parere 'come into view'.