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。
• 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。
• A seeming ignorance is often a most necessary part of worldly knowledge.
  表面上无知常常是世俗知识中非常必要的一部分。
• 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。
• He said, with seeming embarrassment, that he would have to cancel the meeting.
  他看上去有点尴尬地说他将不得不取消会议。
• Seeming always rainy, companion you and I, the heart always cares for you, always abandon oneself?
  好象总有雨，伴着我和你，心儿总是牵挂你，总把自己给丢弃？
• And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon's that is dreaming.
  而它的眼光与正在做梦的魔鬼眼光一模一样。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。