obvious
apparent
clear
manifest【导航词义:明显的】
obvious adj. 明显的,显然的
〔辨析〕指容易理解或显而易见的,无需说明和论证。
〔例证〕
The obvious problem is water pollution.
显而易见的问题是水污染。
It was obvious that Tom was lying.
汤姆显然在说谎。
apparent adj. 显然的,明白的
〔辨析〕词义同 obvious,但通常作表语。
〔例证〕
It is apparent that she is in no condition to travel.
她的健康状况显然不宜旅行。
Her love for the child was apparent.
她对这孩子的爱是显而易见的。
For no apparent reason, she left suddenly.
不知什么原因,她突然离开了
clear adj. 明显的,明白无误的
〔辨析〕普通用词,指清晰易懂、确定无疑的。
〔例证〕
It was a clear case of sexual discrimination.
这是一个很明显的性别歧视的例子。
She won by a clear majority.
她以明显的多数获胜。
It is a clear case of corruption.
这很明显是一起贪污案。
There is clear evidence putting her at the scene of the crime.
有她在犯罪现场的明显证据。
manifest adj. 〈正式〉显而易见的,明显的
〔辨析〕指一目了然的或浅显易懂的。
〔例证〕
This is a manifest error of judgment.
这是明显的判断错误。
They were unaware of some unrecognised cases of manifest injustice.
他们没有发觉一些被忽略了的明显不公平的现象。