manifest
Definitions
To show or demonstrate something clearly.
清楚显示；表明；体现。
Clear and obvious to the eye or mind.
明显的；显而易见的。
A list of cargo or passengers on a ship, plane, or truck.
载货单；旅客名单。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedLatin manus (hand) + festus (seized) = 'caught in the hand.' Something held in your hand is right there in plain view — so manifest means 'obvious' and 'to make plain.' A cargo manifest is the same idea: contents 'made plain' on a list.
Root man still carries 62 more wordsWhy It Means This
Manifest hides the hand. To the Romans, what you literally grasp is undeniably there — manifestus meant 'caught in the act, plainly evident.' English kept both the adjective (manifest errors = obvious ones) and the verb (manifest symptoms = show them clearly). The shipping noun (a manifest) is the document that lays the cargo plainly before officials. In recent self-help slang, 'to manifest' something means to make a desire visibly real.
Common Collocations
- 1.manifest itself表现出来
- 2.become manifest变得明显
- 3.cargo manifest载货单
- 4.manifest destiny天定命运
Example Sentences
- 1.
Her talent was manifest from an early age.
- 2.
The disease manifests itself as a high fever.
- 3.
The captain checked the cargo manifest before departure.