apparent

将“apparent”与“appear”结合记忆，想象“apparent”像是“appear”的一种形式，表示某事物明显到就像它显现出来的一样，很容易被看出或理解。这种视觉联想可以帮助记忆“apparent”意味着“显而易见的”。

apparent 明显的

前缀ap-同ad-. 词根par, 出现，见appear.

apparent

apparent: see appear

apparent (adj.)

late 14c., from Old French aparant "evident, obvious, visible," from Latin apparentem (nominative apparens) "visible, manifest," present participle of apparere (see appear). First attested in phrase heir apparent (see heir). Meaning "superficial" is c. 1400. Apparent magnitude in astronomy (how bright a heavenly body looks from earth, as opposed to absolute magnitude, which is how bright it really is) is attested from 1875.

1. It rapidly became apparent that rock'n'roll was a very broad church indeed.

摇滚乐实际无所不包，这一点很快就显而易见了。

2. The person may become dizzy for no apparent reason.

这类人可能会莫名其妙地感到头晕。

3. The presence of a star is already apparent in the early film.

在早期影片中已经显露出了明星相。

4. A timeless comic actor—his simplicity and his apparent ease are matchless.

作为喜剧界的常青树——他的简单淳朴与自然大方无人能及。

5. I was a bit depressed by our apparent lack of progress.

我对我们看似缓慢的进展感到有些沮丧。

【obvious, apparent, conspicuous】
obvious: 明白的，清楚的，平淡无奇的
apparent: 清楚易见或易懂的，表面上的
conspicuous: 明显的，惹人注目的

【clear, obvious, evident, apparent, manifest, definite, plain, distinct】
这组词都有“清楚的，明白的，明显的”的意思，其区别是：
clear: 普通用词，侧重清楚明白。
obvious: 语气较强，指极为明显，有目共睹，无需说明和论证。
evident: 指根据事实成为显然的。
apparent: 强调显而易见或一想便知。这个词从动词appear派生而来，故有时含有表面如此而事实上未必的意味。
manifest: 语义较强，书面用词，强调一目了然，暗示不要任何推论就一清二楚。
definite: 语气肯定，着重明白无误，无可怀疑。
plain: 普通用词，含义与clear很接近，可通用，但plain着重简单明了，不复杂。
distinct: 较正式用词，指轮廓的清楚或定义、含义的明确，不会弄错。