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

• Like most people, I suppose, I try to avoid seeming like a jerk.
  我想，和大多数人一样，我试着让自己不要看上去像个混蛋。
• 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。
• But, in the interest of seeming decisive, do we sometimes act too fast?
  但我们有时候是不是太草率了，目的只是为了显得更有决断？
• Not that you embrace my ways as right for you, but that you are no longer irritated or disappointed with me for my seeming waywardness.
  这不是说让你欣然接受我的方式并要它对你也适用，而是让你不再对我看似任性的行为感到恼火或失望。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• His seeming willingness to participate.
  他表面上似乎愿意参加的态度。