appear

英[ə'pɪə]，美[ə'pɪr]

v. 似乎; 出现, 显现; 表现得; 出版; 出席
助记：ap- + pear-看见 → 看见了 → 出现了。

词 源 树

权威词源导读

appear (v.) - 13世纪晚期，"come into view"，源自古法语aparoir的词干，aperer "appear, come to light, come forth" (12世纪，现代法语apparoir)，源自拉丁语apparere "to appear, come in sight, make an appearance"，源自ad "to" (参看：ad-) + parere "to come forth, be visible; submit, obey"，词源不确定。Of persons，"present oneself"，14世纪晚期。含义 "seem, have a certain appearance" 始于14世纪晚期。同根词：Appeared; appearing。

词源说明（童理民）

1. appear : ap-,向，往，-par,出现。

21世纪大英汉词典

#appearvi.1.■出现，呈现：A woman suddenly appeared in the doorway.一个女人蓦地出现在门口。The sun appeared on the horizen.太阳出现在地平线上。2.■显露，显现：Freckles appear on her face every summer.她脸上每年夏天都显露(日晒的)斑点。3.■觉得，觉察；看来(好像)，显得明白，变得明显：It appears (to me that) she's right.(依我)看来她是对的。4.■看上去好像，似乎；显得，给人印象：The old man appears to be in good health.这位老人显得健康。to appear wise显得聪明5.■(正式)来到，到场；出庭；到庭；到案；出庭当律师：Mr. Smith appeared for the plaintiff.史密斯先生出庭为原告当律师。The defendant is appearing in the court.那名被告正在出庭受审。6.■(在公开场合、当众)露面(尤指晚到或只呆短时间)，公开出现；来到：She appears on TV at seven every evening.她每晚7点在电视上露面。She appeared at the party but left quickly.她在聚会上露面，但很快就离开了。7.■(公开)演出：He appeared as the king in the play.他在剧中扮演国王。8.■出版；发表，问世；刊印，登(载)：His biography appeared last month.他的传记上月出版了。The magazine appears monthly.此杂志按月出版。9.■陈列：Her new dictionary appeared in the bookshops.她的新词典已在书店上架出售。10.■产生；开始存在：Speech appeared in the little girl's second year.这小女孩在一岁多时开始说话。#