apparent/əˋpærənt; əˈpærənt/adj 1 easy to notice 明显的﹐显而易见的: It soon became apparent that he hadn’t read the report. 很快就看出他根本就没读过这篇报道。Suddenly, for no apparent reason , she started to cry. 突然﹐不知为什么﹐她哭了起来。2 seeming to be real or true, although it may not be 表面(上)的﹔似乎的: He was frustrated by his apparent lack of progress. 似乎没有什么进步﹐他感到很沮丧。