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seemed

UK //siːmd//US //siːmd//

词源

源自中古英语 'semen',来自古英语 'sēman',意为'看起来'或'显得'。

verb

❶ 表示看起来或感觉起来像是某种情况,但可能并非事实。常用于描述主观感受或表面现象。

“She seemed happy at the party.”

(她在派对上看起来很开心。)

“It seemed like a good idea at the time.”

(当时这似乎是个好主意。)

同义词:appeared, looked, felt

常见短语

it seemed that — 用于表达某事看起来或感觉上是某种情况,常用于叙述或描述主观感受。

“It seemed that no one was listening to the speaker.”

(看起来没人在听演讲者说话。)