2021-05-05 ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด – A – apparent & evident
2021-05-05
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด – A – apparent & evident
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ออกเสียง apparent = ‘uh-PAIR-uhnt’ or ‘uh-PAR-uhnt’
ออกเสียง evident = ‘EV-i-duhnt’
Dictionary.com
SYNONYM STUDY FOR APPARENT
Apparent, evident, obvious, patent
all refer tosomething easily perceived.
Apparent applies to that which can readily be seen or perceived:
an apparent effort.
Evident applies to that which facts or circumstances make plain:
His innocence was evident.
Obvious applies to that which is unquestionable, because of being completely manifestor noticeable:
an obvious change of method.
Patent, a more formal word, applies to that which is open to view or understanding by all:
a patent error.
Dictionary.com
VOCAB BUILDER
What does apparent mean?
Apparent means clear, obvious, or easily observed.
It’s also commonly used in a way that means
based onthe appearance of things,
as opposedto what is definitely true.
Something describedas apparent in this way
has not been confirmedor proven,
and the word is often used in this way in journalism,
as in The video shows the suspect in an apparent altercation with the store clerk.
The adverb formof apparent is apparently,
which is most often used to refer to things that appear a certain way
butmay not actually be so.
Example: He hasn’t said so,
but he’s made it very apparent that he wants to take a vacation
—the other day he put on a video of ocean waves and sat in front of it in a beach chair.
Where does apparent come from?
The first recordsof apparent come from the second half of the 1300s.
It comes from theLatin appārēns, meaning “appearing.”
When we describe something as apparent,
we mean it can be obviously seen or observed.
This is often literal,
as in The leak was apparent from the water damage on the ceiling.
Apparent is also often used to refer to things that are simply obvious,
whetheryou can literally see them or not.
When you’re presentedwith more and more evidence of something,
it becomesincreasingly apparent.
When we say that something has happened
orsomeone has done something for no apparent reason,
we mean it has happened or been done for no reason that’s obvious
orthat we can observe
—often this implies it has been done for no reason at all.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Choose the Right Synonym for evident
EVIDENT, MANIFEST, PATENT, DISTINCT,
OBVIOUS, APPARENT, PLAIN, CLEAR
mean readily perceived or apprehended.
EVIDENT implies presence of visible signs that lead one to a definite conclusion.
an evident fondness for sweets
MANIFEST implies an external display so evident that little or no inference is required.
manifest hostility
PATENT applies to a cause, effect, or significant feature that is clearand unmistakable once attention has been directed to it.
patent defects
DISTINCT implies such sharpness of outline or definition that no unusual effort to seeor hear or comprehend is required.
a distinct refusal
OBVIOUS implies such ease in discovering that it often suggests conspicuousnessor little need for perspicacity in the observer.
the obvious solution
APPARENT is very close to EVIDENT except that it may imply more conscious exercise of inference.
for no apparent reason
PLAIN suggests lack of intricacy, complexity, or elaboration.
her feelings about him are plain
CLEAR implies an absence of anything that confuses the mind or obscures the pattern.
a clear explanation
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Choosethe Right Synonym for apparent
APPARENT, ILLUSORY, SEEMING, OSTENSIBLE
mean not actually being what appearance indicates.
APPARENT suggests appearance to unaided senses that may or may not be borne out by more rigorous examination or greater knowledge.
the apparent cause of the accident
ILLUSORY implies a false impression based on deceptive resemblanceor faulty observation, or influenced by emotionsthat prevent a clear view.
an illusory sense of security
SEEMING implies a character in the thing observed that gives it the appearance,sometimes through intent, of something else.
the seeming simplicity of the story
OSTENSIBLE suggests a discrepancy between an openly declared or naturallyimplied aim or reason and the true one.
the ostensible reason for their visit
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language,
Apparent
Usage Note:
Apparent is related to appear,
and when something appears to have a property
it may or may not have that property in reality.
The adjective apparent can indicate either possibility,
as in: The effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields (that is, how they appear is how they are) and
His virtues are only apparent (that is, how they appear is not how they are).
Some style guides maintain that
apparent should not be used before a noun
to mean "appearing to be such but not necessarily so,"
as in: The victim suffered an apparent heart attack,
because a heart attack that is only "apparent" is not a heart attack at all.
But in practice all readers will understand that
an apparent heart attack means
"something that appears to have been a heart attack, whether or not it was one."
In our 2015 survey, 80 percent of the Usage Panel found the example above acceptable.
Dictionary of Problem Words in English
apparent& evident
These words are closely related in meaning,
but apparent often suggests the use of reasoning:
“It I apparentthat Jackson will win the election.”
Evident implies the existence of external signs, facts of some sort:
“His sorrow was evident.”
Apparent has another meaning, that of “seeming,”
“not necessarily realor actual”:
“The apparent unconcern of the patient did not fool Nurse Brown.”
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