appear

appear, emerge, show, loom

appear, look, seem

动词 appear:

1. give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
   同义词：look, seem
2. come into sight or view
3. be issued or published
   同义词：come out
4. seem to be true, probable, or apparent
   同义词：seem
5. come into being or existence, or appear on the scene
   同义词：come along
6. appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.
7. present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority

1. Mr. Green had to appear before the committee to explain his behavior .
   格林先生必须在委员会上出面解释他的行为。
2. A truck appeared over the hill.
   一辆卡车在山丘上出现。

ap.pear

v.intr.（不及物动词）
ap.peared,ap.pear.ing,ap.pears
To become visible:
出现：
例句：
a plane appearing in the sky.
天空中出现了一架飞机

To come into existence:
开始产生：
例句：
New strains of viruses appear periodically.
新菌系的细菌周期性地产生

To seem or look to be:
看来好象，看来似乎：
例句：
appeared unhappy.
看来好象不高兴

To seem likely:
看来可能：
例句：
They will be late, as it appears.
看来他们可能要迟到

To come before the public:
当众露面：
例句：
has appeared in two plays; appears on the nightly news.
在两部戏中出场；在晚间新闻节目中露面

Law To present oneself formally before a court as defendant, plaintiff, or counsel.
【法律】 出庭，到案：作为被告、原告或律师而正式出庭

来源：
Middle English aperen
中古英语 aperen
from Old French aparoir aper-
源自 古法语 aparoir aper-
from Latin app3rôre
源自 拉丁语 app3rôre
ad- [ad-]
ad- [前缀，表示.向…运动.]
p3rôre [to show]
p3rôre [显示]

<参考词汇><同义词>appear,emerge,issue,loom,materialize,showThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to come into view.:
这些动词共有的一个中心意思为.出现在视野中.：
例句：
a ship appearing on the horizon;
轮船在地平线上出现；

例句：
a star that emerged from behind a cloud;
从云彩后面显露出来的星星；

例句：
a diver issuing from the water;
从水面露出的潜水员；

例句：
a peak that loomed through the mist;
薄雾中隐现的山峰；

例句：
a flash of lightning that seemed to materialize from nowhere;
不知从哪里显现的一道闪电；

例句：
a ruffle showing at the edge of the sleeve. See also Synonyms at seem
袖口上出现的皱褶 参见同义词 seem