seemingly

[US]/ˈsiːmɪŋli/
[UK]/ˈsiːmɪŋli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. 看起來似乎, 表面上看

Example Sentences

a seemingly impossible task.

一項看似不可能完成的任務。

a seemingly insolvable problem.

好象難以解決的問題

a seemingly irreconcilable conflict

一場似乎無法化解的衝突

seemingly inconsumable natural resources.

似乎用之不竭的自然資源

a seemingly valid but indemonstrable hypothesis.

看上去站得住腳但卻無法證明的假設

a seemingly unbridgeable cultural abyss.

看上去不可逾越的文化鴻溝。

the vista spread seemingly to infinity.

景色似乎延伸到無窮遠

the seemingly inexorable march of new technology.

新技術似乎不可阻擋的發展。

the marriage seemingly got off to a rocky start.

這樁婚姻看上去一開始就不穩定。

triumph against seemingly insuperable odds

在看似無法扭轉的逆境中取得的勝利

For several seemingly interminable seconds no one spoke.

有幾秒鐘沒有人講話,這幾秒鐘似乎十分漫長。

a formalism seemingly made to order for the problem at hand.

似乎是爲解決現有問題而專門設計的套式。

a seemingly competent and well-organized person.

一個顯得能幹而有條有理的人。

it's touch and go, seemingly, and she's asking for you.

好像還不一定,她正找你呢。

spotless behaviour is seemingly the norm in his organization.

無可挑剔的行爲似乎是他所在組織的道德準則。

a separation seemingly ordained by fate;

看起來是命運註定的分離;

Seemingly, we can do nothing to prevent this from happening.

我們似乎沒有什麼辦法阻止這件事發生。

a seemingly endless queue of journalists and would-bes formed.

記者們和一心想當記者的人排成了一條似乎沒有盡頭的長隊。

I could almost see that our posterity are menially stuggling for RMB in a seemingly prosperous China.

我幾乎夢到若干年後中國的子孫後代站在一片繁華之中,苦澀地啃着花花綠綠的人民幣!

Real-world Examples

We must all do the seemingly impossible.

我們都必須做看似不可能的事。

Source: United Nations Youth Speech

It's a vicious cycle, with seemingly no reprieve.

這是一個惡性循環,似乎沒有喘息的機會。

Source: Newsweek

All virtual facing a seemingly never-ending contagion.

實際上,我們面對着一場似乎永不停止的傳染病。

Source: CNN 10 Summer Special

Seemingly, all supervision had been jettisoned.

船上似乎失去了一切監督。

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

A number of factors converge to create the lake's seemingly everlasting storms.

幾個條件的共同作用導致了 這個湖泊似乎永不停歇的暴風雨。

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

Carlos decided to attempt the seemingly impossible.

Carlos的嘗試看起來是不可能。

Source: TED-Ed (audio version)

They hung there, seemingly self-sustained, as though watching.

兩幅畫懸在那裏,好像靠自己的力量支撐着,在打量着人羣。

Source: Brave New World

This sprawling metropolis offers a seemingly unlimited choice of shopping, entertainment culture and dining.

在這座超級大都市可以說能夠提供購物、文化娛樂和餐飲的無限選擇。

Source: Travel around the world

This explains some of their seemingly strange behaviors.

這能解釋部分牠們令人困惑的行爲。

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

Even seemingly small gestures have made a big difference.

即使是看似很小的動作也會產生很大的影響。

Source: VOA Daily Standard June 2020 Collection

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