apparent

adj

• ① 明显的;可见的;显而易见的
  • The flaw is readily apparent.那个缺陷轻易可见。
  • It is apparent (that) he is displeased.显然他并不高兴。
  • Her grief was apparent to everybody.她的悲伤是人人看得出来的。
  • It was becoming increasingly apparent to me that she didn't love me.对我来说,愈来愈明显的是她并不爱我。
  • There has been no apparent change.并无显著的变化→heir apparent.

• ② 外表上的,表面上的,似乎的(=seeming)
  • His apparent affability deceives everyone.他表面上的友善蒙骗了每一个人[使人人信以为真]。
  • The success of their marriage was only apparent.他们婚姻的成功只是表面上而已(其实并不成功)。