apparent
adjective uk/əˈpær.ənt/ us/əˈper.ənt/
B2 清晰可见的；显而易见的；明白易懂的
able to be seen or understood
Her unhappiness was apparent to everyone. 谁都看得出来她很不开心。
[ + that ] It was becoming increasingly apparent that he could no longer take care of himself. 他再也无法自理生活了，这一点日益明显。
I was on the metro this morning when, for no apparent reason, the man opposite me suddenly screamed. 今天上午在地铁上，我对面的一个男人突然莫名其妙地尖叫起来。
C1 [ before noun ]表面上的；貌似（真实）的；显得…的
seeming to exist or be true
There are one or two apparent discrepancies between the two reports. 这两份报告看上去有一两处出入。
She has this apparent innocence which, I suspect, she uses to her advantage. 她貌似天真，但我认为，这只是对她有利的伪装。
- More examples
- Various reasons are given for the apparent glass ceiling women hit in many professions.
- Criminal gangs are terrorizing the city with apparent impunity.
- At school she was a late developer, and it wasn't until she went to university that her talents became apparent.
- In the middle of the meeting she suddenly laid into him for no apparent reason.
- A small worry in the back of your mind can for no apparent reason take on massive proportions in the middle of the night.