apparent(ly) 的用法及固定搭配

apparent(ly)

apparent(ly)往往有“看起来明明这样而其实未必这样”的含意，如The prime minister resigned for the apparent reason that his health was failing，就是说“在表面上因为身体不好而辞职，实际也许另有原因”。往往和real(ly)对比，如apparent rather than real（表面上的而不是真实的）。