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

• My love is strengthened, though more weak in seeming.
  我的爱骨子里已加强，外表上却显得弱。
• And now, it's seeming more and more like we'll never stop Skynet.
  而且我现在越来越觉得我们永远也阻止不了Skynet。
• 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。
• There is only one explanation for the seeming contradiction: People are waiting.
  这些看来是互相矛盾的现象只有一个解释：人们在等待。
• He had been fooled, faked out, by the Five Families and their seeming timidity.
  他受骗了，上当了，被五大家族胆小怕事的外表迷住了心窍。
• His seeming willingness to participate.
  他表面上似乎愿意参加的态度。
• All my seeming prosperity wore off, and ended in misery and destruction.
  我一切可能的幸福全消磨去了，消灭在痛苦和破毁之中。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。