evident

/ˈevɪdənt/ adj.
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一句话记住

明显的;显而易见的

释义与例句

adj. 明显的;显而易见的
easy to see or understand
  1. It was evident that she was tired.
    很明显她累了。
  2. His disappointment was evident from the look on his face.
    从他脸上的表情可以明显看出他的失望。
展开其余 3 条例句
  1. It soon became evident that the plan would not work.
    很快就明显看出这个计划行不通。
  2. The reasons for the change are evident to anyone who reads the report.
    任何读过报告的人都能看出这一变化的原因。
  3. Her love of music was evident at an early age.
    她很小就表现出对音乐的热爱。

词源与构词

e-(向外)+ videre(看)+ -ent(……的),一眼就能看出来的,就是“明显的”。

e- 前缀 · out,向外
vis 词根 · to see,看
-ent 后缀 · 形容词词尾,……的
记忆钩子 e(外)+ vis(看):一眼就看得出来的,叫显而易见。

词族与关联词

同根词(同一个词根长出来的词)
  • advise 建议;劝告;提供意见
    I would advise you to arrive early. 我建议你早点到。
  • invisible 看不见的;隐形的
    The air is invisible, but we feel it on a windy day. 空气看不见,但在刮风的日子我们能感觉到它。
  • provide 提供;供给
    The school provides free lunch for students. 学校为学生提供免费午餐。
  • provision 供应;提供
    The provision of clean water is the city's top priority. 提供清洁用水是这座城市的首要任务。
  • revise 修改;修订
    The author revised the last chapter three times. 作者把最后一章修改了三遍。
  • supervise 监督;管理;指导
    A senior teacher supervised the new staff during their first term. 一位资深教师在第一学期指导新入职的员工。
  • television 电视;电视机
    We watched the match on television. 我们在电视上看了那场比赛。
  • visible 看得见的;可见的
    The stars are barely visible tonight. 今晚的星星几乎看不见。
  • vision 视力;视觉
    His vision is poor without glasses. 他不戴眼镜视力很差。
  • visit 参观;拜访
    We visited the museum last Sunday. 上周日我们参观了博物馆。
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • evidence 证据
    evident 的名词形式,即能让人看清事实的东西。
  • evidently 显然;看来
    -ly 副词词尾,由 evident 变来。
  • self-evident 不言自明的
    self(自身)+ evident,不必证明就看得清。
同义词
  • obvious 明显的
    obvious 语气更强,指一看便知;evident 更书面,多见于 it is evident that 句式。
    It is obvious that he needs help. 很明显他需要帮助。
  • apparent 显而易见的
    apparent 常暗示“表面上如此”,可能并非事实;evident 指有据可循、确实明显。
    The cause of the fire was not immediately apparent. 火灾的原因当时并不明显。
  • clear 清楚的
    clear 最口语、最通用,可用于话语、思路;evident 更书面,多用于正式论述和推理。
    It is clear from the data that sales are falling. 从数据可以清楚地看出销售量在下滑。
反义词
  • unclear 不清楚的
    The instructions are unclear and need rewriting. 说明不清楚,需要重写。
  • hidden 隐藏的
    There may be hidden costs in the contract. 合同里可能有隐藏的费用。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
  • evidence 证据
    同源词,差别在词性:evident 是形容词“明显的”(-ent),evidence 是名词“证据”(-ence)。
    The police found no evidence of a break-in. 警方没有发现有人闯入的证据。
  • evade 逃避;回避
    都以 e- 开头:evident 的词根是 vis/vid(看),一眼看得出;evade 的词根是 vad(走),“走开”→逃避。
    He tried to evade the question. 他试图回避这个问题。
常见搭配
  • evident from 从……中可以看出
    It is evident from the figures that demand is rising. 从数据可以看出需求在上升。
  • clearly evident 明显可见
    Her talent was clearly evident at the concert. 她的才华在音乐会上显露无遗。
  • it is evident that 显然……
    It is evident that the two sides need to talk. 显然双方需要谈一谈。