seemingly

/ˈsiːmɪŋli/ adv.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

表面上；看来

释义与例句

adv. 表面上；看来
according to the facts as you know them, although you may not know the whole truth
  1. He stared at the seemingly impossible problem for hours.
    他盯着那个看似不可能的问题看了好几个小时。
  2. Seemingly happy on the outside, she was actually very lonely.
    她表面上看起来快乐，实际上很孤独。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. The seemingly simple task turned out to be quite difficult.
    看似简单的任务结果却相当困难。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 seem（似乎）+ing+ly→似乎地→表面上

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • seem 似乎
    词根动词
  • seeming 表面上的
    形容词形式
同义词
  • apparently 显然；看来
    seemingly 含"表面如此但未必真实"之意，apparently 更中性
    Apparently, he forgot to lock the door. 看来他忘了锁门。
反义词
  • actually 实际上
    与表面上相对的是实际上
    He seemed calm, but actually he was nervous. 他看起来平静，实际上很紧张。
常见搭配
  • seemingly endless 似乎无尽的
    The road stretched seemingly endless ahead. 道路在前方似乎无尽地延伸。
  • seemingly impossible 看似不可能的
    They completed the seemingly impossible task. 他们完成了看似不可能的任务。
  • seemingly simple 看似简单的
    It is a seemingly simple but clever design. 这是一个看似简单却巧妙的设计。