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seemingly

🇬🇧 UK/'si:miŋli/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLA2

Definitions

adv.

As it appears on the surface; apparently, though perhaps not actually.

表面上；看似；似乎

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
seemother
+
ingcontinuous / action of
+
lyin the manner of
=seemingly

Common Collocations

  • 1.seemingly impossible看似不可能的
  • 2.seemingly unrelated看似无关的
  • 3.seemingly simple看似简单的
  • 4.seemingly endless看似无穷无尽的

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The problem was seemingly simple, but it took weeks to solve.

  • 2.

    She remained seemingly calm despite the chaos around her.

  • 3.

    The two seemingly unrelated events were actually connected.

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