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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
apparently
1. from appearances alone (Freq. 52) - irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land - the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned - "had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it"-Thomas Hardy - on the face of it the problem seems minor • Syn: seemingly, ostensibly, on the face of it • Derived from adjective: ostensible (for: ostensibly), seeming (for: seemingly), apparent 2. unmistakably ('plain' is often used informally for 'plainly') - the answer is obviously wrong - she was in bed and evidently in great pain - he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list - it is all patently nonsense - she has apparently been living here for some time - I thought he owned the property, but apparently not - You are plainly wrong - he is plain stubborn • Syn: obviously, evidently, manifestly, patently, plainly, plain • Derived from adjective: plain (for: plainly), apparent, patent (for: patently), manifest (for: manifestly), evident (for: evidently), obvious (for: obviously) • Usage Domain: colloquialism
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