seem
/ˈsim/KK
變化形
seems
seemed
seemed
seeming
1.
似乎；好像；看來
根據所看到、聽到或知道的情況判斷某事似乎如此
用法：常見結構包括「主詞＋seem＋形容詞」、「主詞＋seem to＋動詞」及「It seems that＋子句」；後接名詞時通常使用介系詞「like」或「to be」
You seem tired today.
你今天看起來很累。
It seems that the bus is late.
看來公車誤點了。
2.
給人某種印象
讓人產生某種感覺或印象
用法：「seem like＋名詞」表示「像是某人或某事」；「seem as if」或「seem as though」後面接完整子句
That seems like a good idea for our class project.
那似乎是我們班級專題的好主意。
She seems like a very friendly person.
她給人的感覺是個非常友善的人。
3.
顯得；看起來是
從外表或行為來看呈現某種狀態或身分
用法：seem 後面可接「to be＋名詞或形容詞」；否定形式常用「do not seem to」或「does not seem to」
The students seem to be ready for the test.
學生們看起來已經準備好考試了。
He does not seem to understand what to do.
他好像不了解該怎麼做。
常見錯誤
It seems me that she is busy.
It seems to me that she is busy.
She seems is happy.
She seems happy.
He seems like he is tired.
He seems tired.
He seem tired.
He seems tired.
相關字詞
學習提示
・seem 本身不是「看」的意思；描述外表時可使用「look」，描述推測或印象時則常使用「seem」。
・不要把 seem 和 be 一起直接放在形容詞前面；應說「seem happy」，或說「seem to be happy」。
・seem 通常表示不完全確定的判斷，因此比直接使用 be 語氣更保留。