apparent [əˈpærənt]

adj.①表面上的，貌似（真实）的 ②显然的，明白的，清晰可见的

She was deceived by the man’s apparent honesty. 她被那人的貌似诚实所欺骗。It was apparent from his face that he was really upset. 从面容上一眼就看出他确实心烦。It was apparent that he was in no condition to work. 他的健康状况显然不宜工作。

搭配：

be apparent to 对……显而易见

That must be apparent to all intelligent people. 那对所有明智的人来说都是非常明显的。

apparent reason 表面的原因

Everyone will toot their car horns on the road for no apparent reason. 每个人在开车的时候都可能会在毫无明显理由的情况下狂按喇叭。

辨析：

apparent （在表面上）显而易见的

The apparent truth was really a lie. 表面上看似实话，实际上是个谎言。

clear （在心中）很清楚的，没有复杂因素的，不迷惑人的

It seems clear that he has no reasonable alternative. 他没有其他合适的选择，这一点似乎很清楚。

evident 指通过视觉就能看出的

The threat of inflation is already evident in bond prices. 通货膨胀的危险在证券价格上已经表现得很明显。