Word · Frequency #4983
seemingly
似乎；表面上；看起来
核心释义
As it appears; apparently.
- 1.
似乎；显然
As it appears; apparently.
- 2.
仅从外表看来；表面上
from appearances alone; ; ; -Thomas Hardy
- 3.
得体地；端庄地；合乎礼仪地
In a seemly manner; decorously; with propriety.
得体地；合乎礼节地；似乎；显然；仅从外表看来；表面上；得体地；端庄地；合乎礼仪地；看来似乎
用法In use
He is seemingly confident, but actually very nervous.
用法提示：seemingly表示从表面上看的状态，与实际情况形成对比。
The project is seemingly simple, but it requires a lot of effort.
用法提示：seemingly修饰形容词，强调表面印象与现实的差异。
She seemingly forgot about our meeting.
用法提示：seemingly修饰动词，表示看似发生的行为，暗含不确定性。
the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned
seemingly + adj.
修饰形容词，表示表面上看起来的状态。
The task was seemingly impossible.
这项任务看来似乎是不可能的。
seemingly + adv.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- seemingly endless
- 似乎无穷无尽的
- The desert stretched before us, a seemingly endless expanse of sand.沙漠在我们面前延伸，一片看似无穷无尽的沙海。
- seemingly impossible
- 似乎不可能的
- They accomplished a seemingly impossible mission against all odds.他们克服了重重困难，完成了一项看似不可能的任务。
- seemingly innocent
- 看似无辜的
- His seemingly innocent question hid a deeper meaning.他看似无辜的问题隐藏着更深层的含义。
- seemingly simple
- 看似简单的
- The math problem was seemingly simple but had a tricky solution.这个数学题看似简单，但解法却很巧妙。
- seemingly random
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
seem（似乎）+ ingly（...地）= 表面上看来。想象someone看似微笑，实则难过。
语境与语域Context & Register
常见场景：formal writing、academic discourse、everyday speech seemingly 既常见于正式书面语和学术论述，也用于日常口语，语域混合。通常表示‘表面上看来’，带有一定主观推测意味。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the '-ingly' suffix spelling, but none rhyme exactly with 'seemingly' (/simɪŋli/, stressed first syllable) because their stressed vowels differ. For example, 'surprisingly' has stressed /aɪ/, 'increasingly' stressed /iː/ on the second syllable, etc. They are useful lookalikes for spelling comparison.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.