- [not usually before noun]
easy to see or understand 显而易见；明白易懂；显然 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，她有写这种东西的天赋。 - apparent from something
No damage was apparent from a brain scan. 脑部扫描没有明显损伤。 - apparent to somebody
The consequences of our actions are not immediately apparent to us. 我们行动的后果对我们来说并不明显。
Synonyms clearclear- 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
Language Bank illustrateillustrateReferring to a chart, graph or table 描述图或表 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 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。
The results are shown in the chart below. 结果显示在下面的图表中。
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。
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。
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。
According to these figures, bus travel accounts for 60% of public transport use. 从这些数字看，乘坐公交车出行占公共交通使用率的 60%。
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。
Extra ExamplesThe 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
- [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 see also appear
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French aparant, from Latin apparent- ‘appearing’, from the verb apparere, from ad- ‘towards’ + parere ‘come into view’.