| 单词 | seemingly |
| 释义 | seemingly (once / 443 pages) adv Something seemingly true appears to be true. Use the adverb seemingly when you want to say "on the face of it" or "apparently." The word seemingly refers to how things look on the surface — how they seem — and it often suggests there's more to the story. A seemingly broken ankle might actually be sprained, and a seemingly rich man might actually be deeply in debt. While your dog is seemingly well-behaved, he may be eating the garbage when you're not home. Seemingly means about the same as apparently, ostensibly, or surely. WORD FAMILYseeming: seemingly+/seem: seemed, seeming, seems USAGE EXAMPLESIn an upcoming book, “Furious George,” Karl eviscerates seemingly everyone in the league. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) It is important to note that the link between Trump and someone like Spencer is tenuous and seemingly unidirectional. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) Wexler can’t understand how a century’s worth of concern over the potential impact of gambling on the “integrity” of pro sports is seemingly being forgotten. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) adv from appearances alone the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned Syn apparently, on the face of it, ostensibly |
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