Adverb:

1. from appearances alone;

   "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"
   "on the face of it the problem seems minor"
   

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"
   

1.据说；未必真实地
You useapparently to indicate that the information you are giving is something that you have heard, but you are not certain that it is true.

e.g. apparently the girls are not at all amused by the whole business...
据说女孩们觉得整件事情一点也不好笑。
e.g. Oil prices fell this week to their lowest level in fourteen months,apparently because of over-production.
据说因为产量过剩，这个星期石油价格跌至14个月以来的最低点。

2.好像;似乎;看来
You useapparently to refer to something that seems to be true, although you are not sure whether it is or not.

apparently

e.g. The recent deterioration has been caused by anapparently endless recession...
看似永无止境的经济衰退导致了最近的恶化。
e.g. Rudolph said no more.apparently he was a man of few words.
鲁道夫没再说话。看来他是个寡言少语的人。

1. 显然：约翰不顾能力倾向测试 (aptitude test) 的结果,还是决定由会计专业转到心理学专业他宁愿继续做售货员,显然(apparently)是因为他喜欢过稳定的而不是充满起伏的生活.

2. 似乎：在一个操作系统内部,内核[kernel]是最核心的部件. 像Linux那样的操作系统使用的内核,从表面上看(seemingly),允许用户并发(simultaneously)访问 计算机. 多个用户似乎(apparently)可以并行(concurrently)执行多个程序.

3. 显然地：aperitif noun 开胃酒 |apparently 显然地 | behaviour noun 行为,举止

4. 明显地,表面上地：apparatus 装置,设备 |apparently 明显地,表面上地 | applaud vi.鼓掌欢迎,欢呼

apparently they are getting divorced soon.

看样子，他们很快就要离婚。

He paused, apparently lost in thought.

他停顿下来，显然陷入了沉思。

I thought she had retired, but apparently (= in fact) she hasn .

我原以为她退休了，但显然她还没有退。

Rudolph said no more. apparently he was a man of few words.

鲁道夫没再说话。看来他是个寡言少语的人。

apparently the girls are not at all amused by the whole business...

据说女孩们觉得整件事情一点也不好笑。

Oil prices fell this week to their lowest level in fourteen months, apparently because of over-production.

据说因为产量过剩，这个星期石油价格跌至14个月以来的最低点。

The recent deterioration has been caused by an apparently endless recession...

看似永无止境的经济衰退导致了最近的恶化。

One said he could not see anything except the blue of the sky.

其中一个说除了蓝色的天空,他不看到任何东西.

The trouble was sparked off by an apparently harmless phrase.

这场麻烦是由一句明显无恶意的话引起的.

The occurrence of the disease is apparently related to standards of hygiene.

这种病的发生率显然与卫生状况相关.

He was apparently unconcerned by his failure to gain a university place.

看来他没有把没考上大学这事放在心上.

With her luggage in her hands , the girl stood looking round in all directions, but apparently no one had come to meet her.

这个女学生提着她的行李,在站台外东张西望, 却看不见有接她的人.

He was apparently much surprised at the news.

他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异.

apparently sensitive to criticism, the bull forgot all about the matador and charged at the drunk.

那公牛显然对批评话是敏感的, 所以它把斗牛士全忘记了,向那醉汉冲了过去.

apparently she did not succeed.

看样子她没有成功.

The news had apparently been aimed at stealing the thunder from his visit.

这篇新闻显然是在对他的访问作先声夺人的报道.

apparently they are getting divorced soon.

看样子，他们很快就要离婚。

We are faced with two apparently contradictory statements.

我们面前这两种说法显然是矛盾的。

The two crimes are apparently unconnected.

这两起犯罪显然没有关联。

Two of them died from apparently unrelated causes.

他们中的两个人死因明显不同。

They are all apparently fit and well and none the worse for the fifteen hour journey.

他们的身体状况显然都很好，15个小时的行程没有给他们带来不适。

She was taken to hospital, apparently amnesiac and shocked.

她被送往医院，好像是受了惊吓出现了失忆。

The news apparently came as a complete surprise.

这个消息显然让人大吃一惊。

Modern tennis rackets are now apparently 20 per cent lighter.

现代的网球拍据说比以前的轻20%。

apparently he had been unfortunate enough to fall victim to a gang of thugs.

他显然不幸落入了一群歹徒之手。

Farmers apparently hold back produce in the hope that prices will rise.

农民囤积农产品显然是希望价格能够上涨。

A prisoner collapsed and died yesterday, apparently from natural causes.

一名囚犯昨天突然倒下死了，看上去像是正常死亡。

• The Prophets..who saw not God apparently like unto Moyses.

  出自：Hobbes