mindmap
root((看似))
apparent
suggests appearance to unaided senses that is not or may not be proven by more rigorous examination or greater knowledge: the ~ cause of the train wreck.
illusory
implies a false impression based on deceptive resemblance or faulty observation, or influenced by emotions that prevent a clear view: the ~ happiness of a new infatuation.
seeming
implies a character in the thing observed that gives it the appearance, sometimes through intent, of something else: the ~ simplicity of the story.
ostensible
suggests a discrepancy between an openly declared or logically implied aim or reason and the true one: business was the ~ reason for their visit. (discrepancy差异不相符:本应相同的事物有差异a difference between two things that should be the same,如the discrepancy between press and radio reports新闻和广播报道之间的出入)