单词 | apparent |
释义 | apparent[ uh-pair-uhnt, uh-par- ] / əˈpɛər ənt, əˈpær- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR apparent ON THESAURUS.COM adjectivereadily seen; exposed to sight; open to view; visible: The crack in the wall was readily apparent. capable of being easily perceived or understood; plain or clear; obvious: The solution to the problem was apparent to all. according to appearances, initial evidence, incomplete results, etc.; ostensible rather than actual: He was the apparent winner of the election. entitled to a right of inheritance by birth, indefeasible except by one's death before that of the ancestor, to an inherited throne, title, or other estate.Compare heir apparent, heir presumptive. Origin of apparent1350–1400; <Latin appārent- (stem of appārēns appearing; see appear, -ent); replacing Middle English aparant<Middle French SYNONYMS FOR apparent1 discernible. 2 open, conspicuous, manifest, unmistakable. SEE SYNONYMS FOR apparent ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR apparent2 concealed, obscure. SEE ANTONYMS FOR apparent ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for apparent2. Apparent, evident, obvious, patent all refer to something easily perceived. Apparent applies to that which can readily be seen or perceived: an apparent effort. Evident applies to that which facts or circumstances make plain: His innocence was evident. Obvious applies to that which is unquestionable, because of being completely manifest or noticeable: an obvious change of method. Patent, a more formal word, applies to that which is open to view or understanding by all: a patent error. OTHER WORDS FROM apparentWords nearby apparentapparat, apparatchik, apparatus, apparatus criticus, apparel, apparent, apparent candlepower, apparentement, apparent horizon, apparently, apparent magnitude Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for apparentBritish Dictionary definitions for apparentapparent / (əˈpærənt, əˈpɛər-) / adjectivereadily seen or understood; evident; obvious (usually prenominal) seeming, as opposed to realhis apparent innocence belied his complicity in the crime physics as observed but ignoring such factors as the motion of the observer, changes in the environment, etcCompare true (def. 9) Derived forms of apparentapparentness, nounWord Origin for apparentC14: from Latin appārēns, from appārēre to appear Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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