clear; easily seen synonym obvious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 clearclearsee also self-evident- obvious
- apparent
- evident
- plain
- 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。
- obvious easy to see or understand:
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: 指明显的、显然的、易理解的: 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: 指明显的、显然的、易理解的: The orchestra played with evident enjoyment. 管弦乐队演奏得兴致勃勃。
- plain easy to see or understand:
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 ExamplesThe 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
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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’.