It seems that

释义 Definition

“it seems that …”表示“似乎/看起来……”，用于表达说话者根据现有迹象做出的判断或推测，语气通常较为委婉、不绝对。（也可用于引出一种总体印象或结论。）

发音 Pronunciation (IPA)

/ɪt siːmz ðæt/

例句 Examples

It seems that he is tired.
似乎他累了。

It seems that the plan will succeed, although we still need more data to be sure.
看起来这个计划会成功，不过我们仍需要更多数据才能确定。

词源 Etymology

“seem”来自古英语 sēman，意为“显得、看起来”；“it seems that …”是一种常见句型，用形式主语“it”引出后面的从句，用来表达“表面迹象所显示的结论”，常用于更谨慎、礼貌的判断。

相关词 Related Words

• Apparently
• Seemingly
• Appear
• Look
• Sound
• Suggest
• Indicate
• Assume
• Imply
• Likely

文学作品 Literary Works

• 简·奥斯汀《傲慢与偏见》(Pride and Prejudice)（常见叙述语气与人物判断中出现类似表达）
• 查尔斯·狄更斯《双城记》(A Tale of Two Cities)（叙述与评论性句式中常用“it seems that …”表达推断）