“似乎”常见的英文表达有 seem、appear、look as if/though、it seems that... 等,具体使用哪个取决于语境和表达习惯:
含义:表示“看起来;似乎”,是最常用的表达“似乎”的动词之一,既可用于人,也可用于物。
例句:
He seems very happy today.(他今天看起来很高兴。)
It seems that he knows the answer.(似乎他知道答案。)
含义:意思是“看来;似乎;显得”,常用来表达基于表面现象的推测,有时带有一定的主观性。
例句:
She appears to be tired.(她看起来很累。)
The problem appears to be more complicated than we thought.(这个问题似乎比我们想象的要复杂得多。)
含义:表示“看起来好像”,通常用于描述人的外貌、行为或事物的状态,给人一种直观的印象。
例句:
He looks as if he hasn't slept for days.(他看起来好像好几天没睡觉了。)
The sky looks as though it's going to rain.(天空看起来好像要下雨了。)
含义:这是一个常用的句型结构,其中“it”是形式主语,“that”引导的从句是真正的主语,用于表达一种推测或判断。
例句:
It seems that everyone is having a good time.(似乎每个人都玩得很开心。)
It seems that the plan will work.(这个计划似乎行得通。)