seeming

英 [ˈsiːmɪŋ]

美 [ˈsiːmɪŋ]

adj.  看似…(而实际未必)的; 表面上的; 貌似…的
v.  (涉及推断)好像，似乎，看来; (用以缓和语气)感到好像，觉得似乎; (表示不确切或客气)看来好像
seem的现在分词

现在分词：seeming　复数：seemings　

BNC.18479 / COCA.12055

牛津词典

adj.

• 看似…（而实际未必）的；表面上的；貌似…的
  appearing to be sth that may not be true
  1. a seeming impossibility
     表面看来不可能的事
  2. She handled the matter with seeming indifference.
     她看似漫不经心地处理了这件事。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 表面上的;貌似的;似是而非的
  Seemingmeans appearing to be the case, but not necessarily the case. For example, if you talk about someone'sseemingability to do something, you mean that they appear to be able to do it, but you are not certain.
  1. Wall Street analysts have been highly critical of the company's seeming inability to control costs...
     华尔街的分析家们对该公司似乎无力控制成本一事一直都严厉指责。
  2. Whatever troubles arise, we'll have peace of mind amidst seeming chaos.
     无论出现什么样的麻烦，我们都会在貌似混乱的情形中保持平和的心态。

双语例句

• We discussed the seeming lack of leadership within the movement.
  我们讨论到了这场运动似乎缺乏领导。
• This brings us to a seeming paradox.
  对我们来说，这似乎是矛盾。
• At the risk of seeming boring, I don't think we should try it.
  恕我冒昧，我认为我们不应该去尝试。
• With seeming awkwardness he fumbled long with the bow.
  他假装笨拙，把弓瞎摸了很久。
• It might compensate in some way for his seeming neglect of her.
  这样也许会稍许弥补一下他在表面上对她的忽视。
• Answer: This seeming contradiction is flawed.
  回答：这个表面上看似矛盾的问题，其实存在缺陷。
• Not that you embrace my ways as right for you, but that you are no longer irritated or disappointed with me for my seeming waywardness.
  这不是说让你欣然接受我的方式并要它对你也适用，而是让你不再对我看似任性的行为感到恼火或失望。
• Beside him Alice slept, her breathing seeming to keep in time with the insistent beat of crickets.
  躺在他身旁的爱丽丝也睡着了，她的呼吸声似乎和蛐蛐儿的鸣叫声保持同步。
• Wall Street analysts have been highly critical of the company's seeming inability to control costs
  华尔街的分析家们对该公司似乎无力控制成本一事一直都严厉指责。
• Whatever troubles arise, we'll have peace of mind amidst seeming chaos.
  无论出现什么样的麻烦，我们都会在貌似混乱的情形中保持平和的心态。