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

• His opponents were still obsessed by his seeming invulnerability.
  他的对手还仍然对他表面上的坚不可摧感到棘手。
• In spite of his seeming friendship he would not give me any help.
  尽管有表面上的友谊，他却不给我任何帮助。
• Our son, our first born, his joy and pride, sit to the right of me seeming just as confused as me.
  我们的儿子，我们的第一个孩子，他的快乐和骄傲，现在坐在我的右边，看上去和我一样的茫然。
• With seeming awkwardness he fumbled long with the bow.
  他假装笨拙，把弓瞎摸了很久。
• 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。
• It was now time for Frank Churchill to end his visit, and he departed with seeming reluctance.
  费兰克·邱吉尔该走了。他看上去有些恋恋不舍。
• 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。
• At the risk of seeming rude, I'm afraid I have to leave now.
  即使我会显得无礼，但恐怕我现在非走不可。
• 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。