本文章由春喜在線英語于2017.7.3日編輯發布

appear用作連系動詞，其意為“似乎”“好像”，其后的表語可以是：

不定式

He appeared to be talking to himself. 他仿佛在跟自己講話。
She didn’t appear to know anything about it. 她似乎對此一無所知。
They appeared to be satisfied with the result. 他們似乎對結果感到滿意。
They aren’t as clever as they appear to be. 他們并不像他們看起來那樣聰明。
There appears to be little enthusiasm for your idea. 人們好像對你的想法不大熱心。
There seems to be something wrong here. 這兒好像有點不大對勁。

形容詞

He appeared quite well. 他顯得身體相當好。
He appears quite rich 他似乎相當富有。
To compromise appears advisable. 看來以妥協為好。

名詞

He didn’t want to appear a fool. 他不愿顯得像個傻瓜。
It appears a true story. 這似乎是一件真事。

從句

It appears that he forgot to sign the letter. 他似乎忘記在信上署名了。
It appears (that) the plane did not land in Rome. 似乎飛機并未在羅馬著陸。