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

• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Answer: This seeming contradiction is flawed.
  回答：这个表面上看似矛盾的问题，其实存在缺陷。
• For all his seeming calmness, he was really very nervous.
  尽管他表面上镇定，其实非常紧张。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。