appear
/əˈpɪr/KK
/əˈpɪɹ/IPA
ə·pɪr
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1.
出現；顯現
從原本看不見或不在場的狀態，變得看得見，或來到某個地方。
用法：通常作不及物動詞，後面不直接接受詞。常與介系詞 in、on、at、from 等連用。
Some words appeared on my phone while I was waiting for the bus.
我等公車時，手機上出現了一些字。
The first stars appeared in the sky after dinner.
晚餐後，第一批星星出現在天空中。
2.
看起來；似乎
根據可觀察到的情況，讓人覺得某人或某事具有某種狀態或特徵，但不一定完全確定。
用法：常見句型為 appear＋形容詞、appear to＋原形動詞、It appears that＋子句。表達「看起來是」時，通常不用 appear as。
The soup appears to have too much salt, so put in a little more water.
這碗湯看起來鹽放太多了，所以倒一點水進去。
It appears that the train will come late because of heavy rain.
看來火車會因為大雨晚到。
3.
出席；露面
到某個活動、場合或公開地點現身，尤其指原本不確定某人是否會到場時。
用法：常見搭配為 appear at＋活動或地點。表示日常約會或上課「到場」時，show up 或 come 也很常用。
The teacher appeared at the school festival and thanked the students who helped.
老師出現在校慶，並向幫忙的學生道謝。
He said he would appear at the parent-teacher meeting, but he never came.
他說他會出席親師會，但他最後沒有來。
4.
登場；出演；刊載
在影片、電視節目、戲劇、廣告、文章或出版品中出現或參與演出。
用法：常用 appear in＋影片、節目、戲劇、文章或出版品；若指短暫客串，可用 appear as＋角色，或 make an appearance。
My cousin appeared in a short school video.
我的表哥出現在一部學校短片中。
Her photo appeared in the newspaper after she won.
她贏了之後，她的照片出現在報紙上。
5.
出庭
依照法律或正式程序，到法院或其他官方聽證場合接受審理、作證或說明。
用法：常見句型為 appear in court、appear before a judge 或 be required to appear。此義的 appear 不表示「看起來」。
She appeared in front of a group of people to explain what happened.
她出現在一群人面前，解釋發生了什麼事。
He will appear on TV on Monday morning.
他會在星期一早上出現在電視上。
常見錯誤
The train appears late.
The train appears to be late.／The train is late.
It appears me that he is tired.
It appears that he is tired.／It appears to me that he is tired.
A rainbow was appeared after the rain.
A rainbow appeared after the rain.
She appeared on the meeting yesterday.
She appeared at the meeting yesterday.／She showed up at the meeting yesterday.
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學習提示
・appear 最常見的兩個意思是「出現」與「似乎」，需依句型判斷。appear on the screen 是「出現在螢幕上」；appear to be tired 是「看起來很累」。
・當主詞是問題、症狀或錯誤時，appear 常可譯為「出現」，例如 An error appeared on the screen。
・在較正式的通知或新聞中，fail to appear 可指「未到場」；法律語境中尤其常指「未出庭」。